The 'Princess Marianne' pear lives up to its official name with its sweet and sour taste. We will tell you here what the other special features of this variety are.
The 'Princess Marianne' pear is a robust and vigorous variety which, due to its short shelf life, is best eaten fresh from the tree. It is suitable for cultivation on meadow orchards as well as in the home garden, but less so for small spindle trees.
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- Princess Marianne Pear: wanted poster
- Princess Marianne: History and Origin
- Appearance, taste and properties of the Kaiserkrone pear
- Pear 'Princess Marianne': what to look out for when growing and caring for it
- Harvesting and use of the ‘Kaiserkrone’ pear
Princess Marianne Pear: wanted poster
| synonyms | Marianne, Early Bosc, Calabasse Bosc, Salisbury |
| fruit | Medium-sized, yellowish-greenish rough skin, cinnamon-colored russeting |
| the taste | Sweet and sour aroma, juicy |
| yield | Fluctuating, medium-high to high |
| harvest time | Around mid to late September |
| maturity | September to mid-October |
| shelf life | Rather short |
| growth | Strong at first, fading with age |
| climate | Also suitable for cool locations |
| diseases and pests | Slightly susceptible except to ring spot mosaic virus |
Princess Marianne: History and Origin
The 'Prinzessin 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 it is mainly in the north since the 19th century. known for centuries. This variety is also often referred to as the ‘Kaiserkrone’ pear, which is often confused with 'Bosc's Bottle Pear' leads, which is also called that and looks very similar.
Appearance, taste and properties of the Kaiserkrone pear
The fruit of the 'Prinzessin Marianne' pear is very similar to that of 'Boscs Flaschenbirne'. It is medium sized and bottle shaped. Small fruits are circular. The shape can appear slightly constricted towards the stem. The stalk cavity is mostly flat and the long, rather thin stalk appears attached. The skin of the 'Princess Marianne' pear is finely rough, greenish to yellowish and often heavily rusty. In addition to the cinnamon-colored flat rusting, numerous other brown rust spots can be seen on the shell. The flesh is also yellow, sweetish-sour and tenderly melting. The pleasantly spicy taste also clearly distinguishes it from the very sweet 'Boscs Flaschenbirne'. The 'Princess Marianne' also easily forms stone cells, which are noticeable when eating through a grainy pulp.
Tip: The 'Prinzessin Marianne' pear often has a ring-shaped bulge at the base of the stem, which also distinguishes it from 'Boscs Flaschenpear', which also only ripens four to six weeks later.
Pear 'Princess Marianne': what to look out for when growing and caring for it
The 'Kaiserkrone' pear grows best in a sunny to partially shaded location. It does not make any 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 your own garden, we also recommend using nutrient-rich soil like ours Plantura organic universal soil. This promotes healthy soil life without any peat and is also suitable for fruit trees.
The ‘Kaiserkrone’ pear is an initially strong and later medium-growing variety. It forms a large, pyramid-shaped crown that can overhang with numerous fruit arches. The variety has a good amount of fruit wood and should only be thinned out a little when pruning for maintenance. In old age, rejuvenation is necessary. As a form 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 grafting such as ‘Gellert’s Butter Pear’, as the 'Princess Marianne' pear only grows moderately well directly on the quince. Rootstocks of the quince, which come into question for cultivation as a half-stem, low-stem or bush tree the very slow-growing quince C, the somewhat stronger-growing quince Adams or the somewhat stronger one Quince A
The flowering period is early to late April and the numerous white flowers attract a variety of pollinators. The 'Princess Marianne' pear is also considered a good source of pollen.
Examples of pollinating varieties for the 'Princess Marianne' pear are 'Clapp's Liebling', 'Gellert's Butter Pear', 'Good Louise' or the kind ‘Delicious from Charneux’ in question. The yield is slightly alternating between high and medium-high.
The variety of the 'Princess Marianne' pear is considered hardy and not susceptible to disease or pests. Locally, however, this can be susceptible to scab. The ‘Princess Marianne’ can also have problems with the ring spot mosaic virus. The wood of this variety is quite frost hardy.
Harvesting and use of the ‘Kaiserkrone’ pear
The 'Princess Marianne' pear is ripe from mid to late September and is therefore ready for harvest. It should be picked shortly before the tree ripens, otherwise the fruit can taste slightly mealy and also start to fall by itself. 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 table fruit, i.e. for direct consumption or for further processing as jelly, compote or juice. The pears can also be preserved for a long time if they are preserved.
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