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Bosc pears are characterised by their hard flesh and brown skin. Early in their ripeness cycle they tend to be juicy, crunchy and sweet. When fully ripe the fruit becomes sweeter and softer, and the skin becomes wrinkly. [4] Extra fancy and fancy grade of Bosc pears in Canada should be at least 54 mm in diameter. They should be smooth, clean ...
In fact, Asian pears are sometimes called apple pears, nashi, or Japanese pears. They have a round shape and crunchy texture. Unlike other pears on this list, Asian pears are better for eating raw ...
Asian pears. Spherical, russeted Pyrus pyrifolia (often called Asian, Korean, or Japanese pears) were first cultivated around 3,000 years ago in China and Japan; immigrants brought them to the U.S ...
Explore sweet, juicy varieties like Bartlett, Anjou, Bosc and so many more.
Early Sugar Pear: Philadelphia, US: 1794: Tree is hardy and fireblight reistant. Hardy in zone 5–8. Pick early August. eating Ure: Morden, Manitoba: Juicy, small-medium fruit [142] Uta [63] [226] Dresden-Pillnitz, Germany: 1993: Parentage Madame Verte x Beurré Bosc. Pick mid-October: eating, ? o C 135 days: Verdi [227] Wageningen ...
The Seckel is a winter pear, harvested in the fall, which can be stored for about 5 months. The fruit is very sweet and crunchy, with a coarser grain than most European varieties. [5] Compared to most other pears, they are very small, less than 3" in length and width. [4]
Soft and sweet, tart and crunchy, mild and floral—there’s a pear variety to satisfy every palate. In fact, there’s a lot more to the humble pear than meets the eye, so...
Black spot (of Japanese pear) Alternaria alternata. Blister canker Helminthosporium papulosum. Blister disease Coniothecium chomatosporum: Blue mold rot Penicillium spp. Penicillium expansum. Botrytis spur and blossom blight Botrytis cinerea Botryotinia fuckeliana [teleomorph] Brown rot Monilinia fructicola Monilinia laxa. Cladosporium fruit rot