Le Lectier

Goût

Sensibilité et résistance

Origine

Williams × Bergamotte Fortuné

Obtenteur

Auguste Lesueur

Pollinisation

autostérile (a besoin d'une variété pollinisatrice)

En tiers de mois (début / milieu / fin) pour l'hémisphère nord en climat tempéré ; l'altitude et l'année les décalent.

Fruit

Very juicy, tender-melting flesh. Sweet with a fine, wine-like acidity and a light cinnamon note. On poor sites tannin content can rise. Fruit is very pressure-sensitive and quickly turns mealy.

Croissance

Growth vigorous at first, weaker once in full bearing. Best trained as a low-stem in the garden or as a wall espalier.

Rendement

Yield starts comparatively late, then regular. Fruit tends to drop prematurely.

Remarques

High heat requirement, prefers warm, deep, nutrient-rich and adequately moist soils in a sheltered spot. Not for higher elevations. Tree-ripe early to mid October, ready to eat November to mid December; keeps about one month in natural storage.

Entretien

Choose a warm, sheltered site. Pick late because of premature drop, but handle fruit carefully as it bruises easily.