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Pear
Fondante d'Automne 

 

 

 

 
SummaryA late-season fondant pear, named for its sugary sweet aromatic flesh.




Identification

Fondante d'Automne




Fruit colour




Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Fondante d'Automne




Flavor




Flavour style




Ripening periodMid-Late season




Use/Keeping




Cooking result




Growing

Fondante d'Automne




Picking




Cropping




Vigour




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




ProblemsCanker - Some resistance
Scab - Some resistance

Other

Fondante d'Automne




Country of originFrance




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