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About Italian Large Red Pear (Italian Pear, Italian Red Pear, Giant Italian Pear)
‘Italian Large Red Pear’ is variety that originated in Italy. Tall, indeterminate plants with regular and wispy leaf vines, that load up a very good amount of beautiful, big, pear-shaped fruit with ribbed shoulders. Fruit weight about 8-14oz./230-400g or more, are red colored with very meaty, dense flesh. Perfect for cooking, canning and sauce, but also good for fresh. Very good, sweet taste. Late, about 85 days from transplant.
- Culinary Use
- Paste / Sauce / Canner / Slicer
- Flavor Profile
- Sweet
- Flesh Color
- Red
- Fruit Color
- Red
- Fruit Shape
- Plum/Pear/Piriform / Ribbed
- Fruit Size
- Large / Medium
- Leaf Type
- Regular / Wispy
- Maturity
- Late
- Plant Type
- Indeterminate
- Species
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Variety
- Open Pollinated
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Where can I get seeds for Italian Large Red Pear ?
Hi Robert, please check chiliandtomato.com.
Thank you!
Bob
Hello,
Is it an hybrid tomato or a heirloom?
Thanks
Hi Martin, Italian Large Red Pear is open pollinated variety.
Bonjour
J'ai malheureusement mal identifie mes plants. Est ce qu'il serait possible d'avoir ine photo ou image d'une feuille ou plant de la tomate italienne special red pear (Gusto italia). Sinon, comment identifier les plants? Merci beaucoup.
Bonjour Renee, nous vous invitons à envoyer des photos et des noms de variétés à dorota@worldtomatosociety.com
Nous essaierons de vous aider si possible.