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| Pear Alexandre Lambre | Apple Nova Easygro | Apple Sweet Alford | 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. | Fruit small-medium, pale yellow blushed pink. Sweet, juicy flesh. High quality. | A popular early-ripening plum variety with a good flavour, and very easy to grow. | |
Identification | Alexandre Lambre | Nova Easygro | Sweet Alford | Opal | |
| Fruit colour | Red / mottled | ||||
| Flesh colour | |||||
| Fruit size | Medium | ||||
| Fruit shape | Oval | ||||
Using | Alexandre Lambre | Nova Easygro | Sweet Alford | Opal | |
| Flavor | Very good | ||||
| Flavour style | |||||
| Ripening period | Mid season | ||||
| Use/Keeping | 1-3 days | ||||
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Growing | Alexandre Lambre | Nova Easygro | Sweet Alford | 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 | Sweet Alford | Opal | |
| Country of origin | Belgium | Canada | United Kingdom | Sweden | |
| Other qualities | Awards 1995 |