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| Pear Alexandre Lambre | Apple Nova Easygro | Plum Opal | |||
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| Summary | A high quality dessert pear, developed by Belgian enthusiast Van Mons, with the classic buttery melting flesh. Ripens late and needs a warm climate for best results. | Fruit is large, oblate, 80% red stripe over greeninsh yellow ground. Stores well in cold storage. Flesh is snow white, firm, crisp, mildly sweet, slightly juicy. Slightly tough at picking but mellows in storage. Recommended for cooking, salads & eating fresh. | A popular early-ripening plum variety with a good flavour, and very easy to grow. | ||
Identification | Alexandre Lambre | Nova Easygro | Opal | ||
| Fruit colour | Red / mottled | ||||
| Flesh colour | |||||
| Fruit size | Medium | ||||
| Fruit shape | Oval | ||||
Using | Alexandre Lambre | Nova Easygro | Opal | ||
| Flavor | Very good | ||||
| Flavour style | |||||
| Ripening period | Mid season | ||||
| Use/Keeping | 1-3 days | ||||
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Growing | Alexandre Lambre | Nova Easygro | Opal | ||
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Heavy | ||||
| Vigour | Average growth | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 4 | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-fertile | |||
| Gardening skill | Very easy | ||||
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Other | Alexandre Lambre | Nova Easygro | Opal | ||
| Country of origin | Belgium | Canada | Sweden | ||
| Other qualities | Awards 1995 |