Legipont pear trees

(Fondante de Charneu, Merveille de Charneu)

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• Picking season: Late
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Flowering group: 4

Legipoint, also known as Fondante de Charneu, is a traditional Belgian dessert pear, with a notably sweet rich (fondant) flavour. Writing in the 1880s the English fruit enthusiast Robert Hogg described it as "richly flavoured".

The pears are usually ripe in mid-September, and should be picked and eaten as soon as the skin colour starts to change from pale green to gold yellow. They can also be kept in the fridge for a week or so.

Legipont is named after its discover, Mr Legipont of Charneu, a town near Liege in Belgium, who found it growing as a chance seedling in the early 19th century.

Legipont organic pear trees for sale

Next deliveries: December 2024 - February 2025

• 11 yeartree on BA29 rootstock24.25€
  Medium tree (2m-3.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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• 21 yeartree on PyroDwarf rootstock25.00€
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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• 31 yeartree on Kirchensaller rootstock24.25€
  Very large tree (5m-6m+ after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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Legipont characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Flowering group4
• Disease resistanceGood
• Picking seasonLate
• Season of use1 week
• Food usesEating freshCulinary
• Country of originBelgium
• Period of origin1800 - 1849
• Fruit colourGoldGreen - lightOrange flush

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