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Lombarts Calville
type: Dessert, Juice
identification: Medium tending to large. Conic. The base colour is greenish yellow with golden yellow on the sun exposed face. The eye is medium size, partly open and set in a shallow basin which is surrounded by a slightly knobbed crown. The stem is long and slender, set in a deep, funnel shaped cavity which is russeted with rays extending up to the shoulder.
characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, firm and coarse? grained. Sweet, juicy with rich flavours. Keeps two months in storage.
uses: Dessert and juice
origins: Raised in 1906 by P. Lombarts, Zundert, The Netherlands. Calville Blanc d’Hiver x, Netherlands, 1906
cultivation: moderately vigorous. Ready for harvest in the middle of the FOURTH period.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 12
ploidism: Self sterile. Group D Day 12
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