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Pyrus pyrifolia is a species of pear tree native to southern China and northern Indochina that has been introduced to Korea, Japan and other parts of the world. [1] The tree's edible fruit is known by many names, including Asian pear, [2] Persian pear, Japanese pear, [2] Chinese pear, [2] [3] Korean pear, [4] [5] [6] Taiwanese pear, apple pear, [7] zodiac pear, three-halves pear, papple ...
Over 3000 cultivars of the pear are known. [1] The following is a list of the more common and important cultivars, with the year and place of origin (where documented) and an indication of whether the pears are for cooking, eating, canning, drying or making perry.
Tree characteristics. The Seckel pear tree is relatively small, reaching a height of 15-20 feet and width of about 10 feet. [3] It has light grey bark and resembles an apple tree. [4] Its white flowers bloom in mid-Spring. [3] The tree is cold-hardy, frost-resistant, and resistant to fire blight. [4]
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. Two other species of pear, the Nashi pear ...
Abate Fetel. The Abate Fetel or Abbé Fetel is a cultivar of the European Pear (Pyrus communis). Originally of France, it was obtained by the abbot Fetel – hence the name – who started working on it in 1865, when he was the priest of Chessy, Rhône, using several local cultivars as a starting point. Fetel was later transferred to Charentay ...
Aldermaston, UK between 1765 and 1770. The Williams' bon chrétien pear, commonly called the Williams pear, or the Bartlett pear in the United States and Canada, is a cultivar (cultivated variety) of the species Pyrus communis, commonly known as the European pear. The fruit has a bell shape, considered the traditional pear shape in the west ...
Bosc pear. 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 northwestern U.S. states of California, Washington, and Oregon. The Beurré Bosc was cultivated first in Belgium or ...
Binomial name. Pyrus ussuriensis. Maxim. [1] Pyrus ussuriensis, also known as the Ussurian pear, Harbin pear, and Manchurian pear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. [1] It is native to Korea, Japan, china, and the Ussuri River area of far eastern Russia. It has flowers in spring that are slightly pink when budding and then ...