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Pear
Josephine de Malines 

 

 

 

 
SummaryJuicy, sweet, vinous, floral melting flesh - this is perhaps the essential Belgian pear. Ripens late and keeps very well.




Identification

Josephine de Malines




Fruit colour




Flesh colour




Fruit sizeMedium




Fruit shape




Using

Josephine de Malines




Flavor




Flavour style




Ripening periodMid-Late season




Use/Keeping




Cooking result




Growing

Josephine de Malines




Picking




Cropping




Vigour




PollinationFlowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Self-sterile
Gardening skill




ProblemsScab - Some resistance

Other

Josephine de Malines




Country of originBelgium




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