Lemoen
type: Dessert
synonyms: Lemaenappel
identification: Large, conic. The base colour is a greenish yellow over which is a light orange blush covered with a pattern of red, broken stripes. The eye is small and closed, set in a deep and narrow basin. The stem is very short and set in a deep and narrow cavity.
characteristics: coarse?grained, soft. Very acidic when first harvested but mellowing to sweet?sharp and perfumed in storage. Keeps three months.
uses: Dessert
origins: Netherlands.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, spreading. Ready for harvest in the middle of the FOURTH period.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 10
ploidism: Self sterile. Group C Day 10
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