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Mollebusch

Variety of European pear · Pyrus communis
Historic table pear with tender melting, spicy-sweet flesh.
Edible value9Medicinal value5Other uses7
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Taste & characteristics

Taste

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Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

Flowering & harvest

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Fruit harvest

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Old variety (name from 'Mouille-Bouche' = 'mouth-wetter'). Medium-sized, roundish, green-yellow, often slightly russeted fruit. Flesh melting, very juicy, sweet and spicy.

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