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open-pollinated
Piglet Willies French Black
Also sold as: Piglet Willie's French Black, Pigletwillie's French Black
French-derived dark mahogany saladette heirloom with rich smoky-earthy flavour, firm crack-resistant skin, excellent storage and extremely productive vines.
- Shape
- Round
- Fruit type
- Saladette
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate / cordon
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 85 g (50–120 g)
- Days to maturity
- 120 days (115–125) from sowing
- Sweetness
- Medium-high
- Flavour intensity
- Very high
- Productivity
- Very high
- Cracking resistance
- High
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- Containers
- Not for containers
- Support needed
- Substantial
- Growing notes
- Tall 1.7–1.8 m vine with heavy trusses, needs substantial support.
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