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Pear treesOnward |
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Onward is high quality dessert pear, related to Doyenne du Comice but easier to grow.
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Growing |
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Gardening skill? | Average | ||||
Cropping | Good | ||||
Fertility? | Not self-fertile | ||||
Flowering group? | 4 | ||||
Pollinating others? | Average | ||||
Ploidy? | Diploid | ||||
Vigour? | Average growth | ||||
Bearing regularity? | Regular | ||||
Fruit bearing? | Spur-bearer | ||||
Fruit persistence? | Normal ripening | ||||
Using |
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Picking season? | Mid | ||||
Use / keeping? | 1 week | ||||
Flavour quality? | Very good | ||||
Flavour style | Sweeter | ||||
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Identification |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom | ||||
Period of origin | 1900 - 1949 | ||||
Fruit colour | Orange flush | ||||
Leaf colour | Green |