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Packham
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Packham's Triumph is a bumpy, green-yellow Australian pear with sweet, juicy, slightly musky flesh that stores well and ships from Southern Hemisphere seasons into northern winters. Shape is irregular compared with smooth Bartletts—flavour wins over looks. Common in export trays. Ripen fully for best juice. Fresh and salad use; also processing. Do not judge quality by surface roughness alone. Home cooks who specialise in Fresh Ripened often keep Packham on a shortlist because Bumpy Skin character shows clearly on the plate.
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Charles Packham raised Packham's Triumph in New South Wales.
Australian export trade built volume on Packham pears.
Southern Hemisphere Packham filled northern off-season markets.
Packham remained a major export pear cultivar from Australia and elsewhere.