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Cherry
Goodnestone Black 
Pear
Ananas de Courtrai 
Apple
Pacific Rose™ 
Apple
Rocket Red Braeburn 
Cherry
Germersdorfer 
Summaryroundish or short heart shaped. Fairly soft, moderately juicy, fair quality. Stone large.
A juicy sweet-flavored Belgian pear with classic buttery melting flesh. Ripens early season.
An attractive new late-season high-quality dessert apple from New Zealand.
Very intense red blush with narrow, intense stripes.
Firm, crisp, juicy, aromatic balanced flavour, sweet, slightly acid.

Identification

Goodnestone Black
Ananas de Courtrai
Pacific Rose™
Rocket Red Braeburn
Germersdorfer
Fruit colourBlack

Red

Bright Red
Flesh colour




Fruit size
Medium



Fruit shape




Using

Goodnestone Black
Ananas de Courtrai
Pacific Rose™
Rocket Red Braeburn
Germersdorfer
Flavor




Flavour style




Ripening period



Mid season
Use/Keeping




Cooking result




Growing

Goodnestone Black
Ananas de Courtrai
Pacific Rose™
Rocket Red Braeburn
Germersdorfer
Picking




Cropping



Heavy
Vigour




PollinationSelf-sterile
Flowering group 4
Self-sterile
Flowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Self-sterile
Gardening skill




ProblemsCanker - Some susceptibility
Leaf spot - Some susceptibility
Brown rot - Some susceptibility
Fruit splitting - Some susceptibility

Other

Goodnestone Black
Ananas de Courtrai
Pacific Rose™
Rocket Red Braeburn
Germersdorfer
Country of originSwitzerland
Belgium
New Zealand
New Zealand

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