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Pear
Alexandre Lambre 
Apple
Nova Easygro 
Apple
Sweet Alford 
Plum
Opal 

 
SummaryA 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 sizeMedium




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

Cooking result




Growing

Alexandre Lambre
Nova Easygro
Sweet Alford
Opal

Picking




Cropping


Heavy

Vigour


Average growth

PollinationFlowering group 4
Flowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Self-fertile
Gardening skill


Very easy

Problems

Other

Alexandre Lambre
Nova Easygro
Sweet Alford
Opal

Country of originBelgium
Canada
United Kingdom
Sweden

Other qualitiesAwards 1995