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Calville Ananas de Liege
synonyms: Ananas de Liege, Lutticher's Ananas Calville, Lütticher Ananaskalvill
summary: Possibly no longer cultivated.
identification: Large, pronounced conic. Base colour at maturity is lemon yellow with an orange blush on the sun exposed face and marked with a moderate number of russetted lenticels. The calyx is small and tightly closed, set in a narrow and shallow basin which is lightly puckered. The stem is short and slender, set in a medium deep, narrow cavity which is russetted with rays extending up and often over the shoulder.
characteristics: The flesh is pale yellowish, fine grained and somewhat dense when first harvested, becoming tender in storage. Refreshingly sweet-tart, juicy.
origins: Belgium. First documented by German pomologist Adrian Diel in 1833.
cold storage: Keeps up to five months.
harvest: In the middle of the fifth period.
ploidism: Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 20
harvest period: 5
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