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Saint Hilaire
type: Dessert
synonyms: St. Hilaire, St-Hilaire, Fameuse Baldwin, Hilaire
identification: Medium size, round to round conic and often irregular. The skin base colour is pale yellow, washed with a dark red. Sparse, light-coloured lenticels. The stem is medium length and somewhat slender, set in a wide and deep cavity. Usually develops a light bloom at harvest.
characteristics: The flesh is white, often with red stains. Fine-grained, crisp and tender. Juicy and sprightly.
origins: A seedling of Fameuse found by Alexis Dery, St. Hilaire, Quebec (Canada). 1875.
cultivation: Vigorous spreading tree. Tends to crop every other year.
cold storage: Keeps up to two months in cold storage.
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
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