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Champ-Gaillard
synonyms: Jean Gaillard, de la Montagne.
identification: Medium to large size, round flattened and wider than it is high. Yellow skin blushed red on the sun exposed face. Small grayish lenticels. The calyx is small and partly closes, set in a deep basin which is surrounded by an irregularly knobbed crown. The stem is thin and short, set in a moderately wide and deep cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained, tender, sweet and very juicy with a fruity flavour.
origins: Found growing in the Basses-Alpes region of France. 1868.
cultivation: Vigorous. Pyramid. Originally cultivated in the foothills of the French Alps, this tree grows well at higher elevations. Ready for harvest in the latter half of the second period.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 12
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
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