Rhine pear
The Rhine pear is an old Rhenish regional variety of the cultivated pear ( Pyrus communis ).
Origin and Distribution
The exact origin of the 'Rheinbirne' is not known, but it is, as the name and its current distribution area suggest, in the Rhineland . Its main distribution area is in the Rhein-Sieg district . There, as part of nature and species protection projects, old trees are being tended and new ones are being planted in order to preserve this old regional variety.
description
Variety characteristics
The 'Rheinbirne' blooms mid-late. The 'Rheinbirne' variety is moderately susceptible to scab .
Appearance
The trees of the 'Rhein pear' are fast growing and form a highly broad canopy of. The bark is fissured.
blossom
The radial symmetry , five-fold flowers are strikingly large.
fruit
The fruits ripen from mid-September and are ready for storage from late September to October.
use
As a commercial fruit, its fruits used to be mainly processed into pear cabbage .