Dore de Lyon
Variety of Sweet chestnut · Castanea sativa
Early, golden-brown Lyon variety valued for fresh market and processing.
Also known as: Doree de Lyon
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
mildnuttysweet
Profile
- Parentage
- Castanea sativa (Selektion Rhone-Alpes)
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
- Fruit weight
- 14 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium, golden-brown nut with sweet, mild flesh.
Growth
Vigorous tree from the Lyon region; ripening earlier than Marron de Lyon.
Yield
Good, regular yields.
Notes
Often combined with Marron de Lyon in mixed orchards.
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