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Obtained by Esperen, pomologist and mayor of Malines in the 19th century; one of the best late season pears. Pick late October. Use January – March. eating -0.5 o C 120 days: Kaiser Alexander see Bosc Kalle see Starkrimson Kieffer [23] [24] [20] United States: a hybrid of the Chinese "sand pear", P. pyrifolia and probably 'Bartlett'. Hardy in ...
Bosc Pear, from The Pears of New York (1921) by Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick [1] The Beurré Bosc or Bosc is a cultivar of the European pear (Pyrus communis), originally from France or Belgium. Also known as the Kaiser, it is grown in Europe, Australia, British Columbia and Ontario, Canada, and the U.S. states of California, Washington, and Oregon.
Pyrus betulifolia, known as the birchleaf pear in English and tang li in Chinese, [2] is a deciduous wild pear tree native to the leafy forests of northern and central China and Tibet. It can grow 10 meters high in optimal conditions.
Pyrus communis, the common pear, is a species of pear native to central and eastern Europe, and western Asia. [ 3 ] It is one of the most important fruits of temperate regions, being the species from which most orchard pear cultivars grown in Europe , North America , and Australia have been developed.
These tables show pear production by country data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production for pears in 2022 was 26,324,874 metric tonnes , up by 2.8% from 25,616,665 tonnes in 2021. [ 1 ]
The Callery pear tree is invasive since it can grow in any soil type. The tree itself grows sterile fruit, but due to cross-pollination, some of its cultivars, like the Bradford pear, grow fertile ...
Rust, Kern's pear Gymnosporangium kernianum. Rust, Pacific Coast pear Gymnosporangium libocedri. Rust, pear trellis (European pear rust) Gymnosporangium fuscum. Rust, Rocky Mountain pear Gymnosporangium nelsonii. Side rot Phialophora malorum. Silver leaf Chondrostereum purpureum. Sooty blotch Gloeodes pomigena. Thread blight (Hypochnus leaf blight)
The Doyenné du Comice pear originated in France, where it was first grown at the Comice Horticole in Angers in the 1840s. [1] The varietal was a chance discovery, and a commemorative plaque in the Loire states: "In this garden was raised in 1849-50 the celebrated pear Doyenné du Comice by the gardener Dhomme and by Millet de la Turtaudiere, President of the Comice Horticole."