The ‘Princess Marianne’ pear lives up to its majestic name with its sweet and sour taste. We'll tell you what the other special features of this variety are here.
The ‘Princess Marianne’ pear is a robust and vigorous variety that, due to its short shelf life, is best eaten fresh from the tree. It is suitable for cultivation on orchards as well as in the home garden, but less so for small spindle trees.
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- Princess Marianne pear: profile
- Princess Marianne: History and Origin
- Appearance, taste and properties of the Kaiserkrone pear
- Pear ‘Princess Marianne’: What you should pay attention to when growing and caring for it
- Harvest and use of the ‘Kaiserkrone’ pear
Princess Marianne pear: profile
| Synonyms | Marianne, Early Bosc, Calabasse Bosc, Salisbury |
| fruit | Medium-sized, yellowish-greenish rough skin, cinnamon-colored russeting |
| taste | Sweet and sour aroma, juicy |
| Yield | Fluctuating, medium to high |
| Harvest time | Around mid to late September |
| Ripe for enjoyment | September to mid-October |
| Shelf life | Rather short |
| growth | Strong in the beginning, declines with age |
| climate | Also suitable for cool locations |
| Diseases and pests | Slightly susceptible, except for Ring Spot Mosaic Virus |
Princess Marianne: History and Origin
The ‘Princess Marianne’ pear has its origins in Belgium or Holland as early as 1800 and is therefore one of the old varieties. It owes its name to a daughter of the Dutch King Wilhelm I. In Germany, especially in the north, it has been around since the 19th century. Century known. This variety is often referred to as "Kaiserkrone" pear, which is often confused with ‘Bosc's bottle pear’ which is also called that and looks very similar.
Appearance, taste and properties of the Kaiserkrone pear
The fruit of the pear ‘Princess Marianne’ is very similar to that of ‘Bosc's bottle pear’. It is medium in size and bottle-shaped. Small fruits are top-shaped. The shape can look slightly constricted towards the stem. The handle pit is usually shallow and the long, rather thin handle appears to be attached. The skin of the ‘Princess Marianne’ pear is fine-gray, greenish to yellowish and often very rusty. In addition to the cinnamon-colored surface russeting, numerous other brown rust spots can be seen on the skin. The flesh is also yellow, sweet and sour and melts gently. The pleasantly spicy taste also clearly distinguishes it from the very sweet ‘Boscs bottle pear’. The ‘Princess Marianne’ also easily forms stone cells, which are noticeable when eating through a grainy pulp.
Tip: The ‘Princess Marianne’ pear often has a ring-shaped bulge at the base of the stem, which also distinguishes it from ‘Bosc's bottle pear’, which is also only ripe four to six weeks later.
Pear ‘Princess Marianne’: What you should pay attention to when growing and caring for it
The ‘Kaiserkrone’ pear grows best in a sunny to partially shaded location. It does not place great demands on its location and is also suitable for higher altitudes of up to 600 meters. The soil should be nice and loose and rich in nutrients. When planting in the home garden, the use of nutrient-rich soil such as ours is also recommended Plantura organic universal soil. This promotes healthy soil life without any peat and is also suitable for fruit trees.
The ‘Kaiserkrone’ pear is a variety that grows strongly at the beginning and later moderately. It forms a large, pyramidal crown that can overhang through numerous fruit arches. The variety has a good approach to fruit wood and should only be thinned out a little when pruning. Rejuvenation is necessary in old age. As a shape for these pears, the high, half and quarter trunk or the bush are suitable. As a base for the variety, quinces are only suitable with intermediate refinement such as ‘Gellert's Butter Pear’, because the ‘Princess Marianne’ pear only grows moderately well directly on the quince. Documents of the quince, which are suitable for the culture as a half trunk, low trunk or bush tree are the very slow-growing quince C, the somewhat stronger growing Adam's quince or the somewhat stronger one Quince A.
The flowering period is early to late April and the numerous white flowers attract many different pollinators. The ‘Princess Marianne’ pear is also considered a good pollen donor.
The pollinators for the ‘Princess Marianne’ pear include ‘Clapps Liebling’, Gellert’s Butter Pear ’, ‘Good Luise’ or the variety ‘Delicious from Charneux’ in question. The yield is slightly alternating between high and medium high.
The ‘Princess Marianne’ pear variety is considered to be resistant and insensitive to diseases and pests. However, locally this can be prone to scabs. The ‘Princess Marianne’ can also have problems with the ring stain mosaic virus. The wood of this variety is quite hardy.
Harvest and use of the ‘Kaiserkrone’ pear
The ‘Princess Marianne’ pear is ripe from mid-September to the end of September and is therefore ready for harvest. This should be picked shortly before the tree ripens, otherwise the fruits can taste slightly floury and also begin to fall by themselves. However, the Princess Marianne ’pear can only be stored for a good two weeks. If the pear comes from colder areas, three to four weeks are also possible.
The ‘Kaiserkrone’ pear can be used as dessert fruit, i.e. for direct consumption or for further processing as jelly, compote or as juice. The pears also have a long shelf life when cooked.
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