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Peach Melba
synonyms: Peche Melba, Pêche Melba
identification: Medium to large size. Round. The base colour is greenish which is washed with pink orange and marked withrusset streaks and patches The eye is small and partly open, set in a wide and puckered basin. The stem is short, stout and set in a deep and wide cavity which is russeted with rays extending over the shoulder. Blueish bloom..
characteristics: The flesh is peach coloured, firm and coarse grained. Dry and somewhat sharp flavour.
origins: Brought to England in 1930 from County Kilkenny, Ireland
cultivation: Moderately vigorous.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab
harvest: In the latter half of the second period.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 13
ploidism: Self sterile. Group D Day 13
harvest period: 2
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