Worlesbirne
PearOrigin/History
A perry pear reported from Württemberg about 1830.
Tree
Not vigorous; large, long-lived, and very productive.
Fruit
- Size: Small
- Form: Oval or pyriform
- Skin: Solid bright green, turning lemon-yellow; numerously dotted with gray and somewhat flecked with russet
- Calyx: Positioned in a slight depression
- Flesh: Juicy, acid, bitter
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Storage
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Classified as a perry pear. Original source: Dochnahl Fuhr, Obstkunde 2:194 (1856).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Worlesbirne.
i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:194. 1856.
A perry pear reported from Wurttemberg about 1830. Tree not vigorous, large, long-lived, very productive. Fruit small, oval or pyriform, solid bright green, turning lemon-yellow, numerously dotted with gray, somewhat flecked with russet; calyx in a slight depression; flesh juicy, acid, bitter.
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