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Pear
Doctor Lentier 

 

 

 

 
SummaryA high quality Belgian dessert late season pear, from the early 19th century. It has the characteristic melting sweet rich flesh so typical of Belgian pears from this era.




Identification

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Fruit colour




Flesh colour




Fruit sizeMedium




Fruit shape




Using

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Flavor




Flavour styleSweeter




Ripening period




Use/Keeping




Cooking result




Growing

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Picking




Cropping




Vigour




PollinationFlowering group 5
Gardening skill




Problems

Other

Doctor Lentier




Country of originBelgium




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