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Colvert
type: Cooking
synonyms: Prussian
identification: Large, oblate sometimes conic, often irregulat. The skin is thick and greenish yellow, striped and blushed dull red on the sun exposed face. The stem is short and thick, set in a moderately deep and wide russeted cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is pale greenish, tender, firm and crisp. Juicy brisk and flavourful. Keeps two months in cold storage.
uses: Best used for cooking and baking.
cultivation: Hardy, vigorous, upright spreading tree. Ready for harvest at the end of the first period. Bears heavy crops annually, but tends to drop fruit as it matures.
ploidism: Self sterile.
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