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Hochfeine Butterbirne

Variety of European pear Β· Pyrus communis
Finely melting dessert pear with delicate wine-tart noble flavour.
Edible value9Medicinal value5Other uses7
πŸ‡«πŸ‡· France 1837DessertPreserving

Taste & characteristics

Taste

tartjuicysweettenderaromatic

Susceptibility & resistance

Scab

Profile

Breeder
Goubault
Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Very juicy, finely melting, predominantly fine wine-tart, sweet enough and harmoniously noble-aromatic, delicate. Very bruise-sensitive when ripe.

Growth

Medium vigour. For garden, espalier and orchard meadow; develops its aroma best on a wall espalier.

Yield

Cropping starts medium-late to late, then stays high and regular. On less suitable sites yields remain low.

Notes

High demands on soil and site; for warmer positions up to about 250 m. Tree-ripe late Sept to early Oct, eating-ripe mid Oct to mid Nov, keeps only 2 to 3 weeks.

Care

Harvest just before tree ripeness. Pick and handle gently due to high bruise-sensitivity; use a wall espalier to boost aroma.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species European pear unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? β†’ Check your site on the species page

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