Oberösterreichische Weinbirne

Variety of European pear · Pyrus communis

Hardy cider pear rich in sugar and tannins for full-bodied juice and brandy.

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Taste & characteristics

Taste

tartsweetbitter

Susceptibility & resistance

Fireblight

Profile

Parentage: Zufallssämling
Pollination: self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Fruit harvest

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

Description

Fruit

Tart perry pear high in sugar and tannins, meant for processing rather than fresh eating.

Growth

Vigorous, strong growth, a classic tall-trunk orchard variety.

Yield

Cropping starts mid-early and turns heavy unless late frosts damage the bloom; strongly variable in cool sites.

Notes

Adapts to varied sites and tolerates poor soils (neither too wet nor too dry). Grows up to mountain sites around 900 m. Tree-ripe mid October, ready to use early November, natural storage about 6 weeks.

Care

In high or late-frost sites pick sheltered spots; thin the tall-trunk crown regularly in orchard use.

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