Biology:List of Asian pear cultivars

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Asian pears are not native to Europe or North America. Several breeders in the United States and Canada are working to develop new cultivars with improved cold hardiness and disease resistance.

Common name Image Origin Year released Tree Characteristic Fruit Characteristic Other info
Hanhong[1]
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Jilin, China 2003 Upright, very hardy crisp fruit, sweet, with some grid cell ‘Nanguoli’ (Pyrus ussuriensis Maxim.) × ‘Jinsu’ (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd.)
Tennosui[2] Texas A&M University, US 2004 very vigorous, resistance to fire blight do not turn brown after cutting 'LeConte' X 'Shin li', Resistant to fire blight
Harovin Sundown[3] AAFC, Vineland research centre, Ontario, Canada 2009 good storage, resistant to fire blight, grid free, very juicy with fine texture, intense pear flavour ‘Bartlett’ × US56112-146
Shinko Japan ~1940 'Nijisseiki' X 'Amanogawa', Resistant to fire blight

References

  1. ↑ Zhang, Maojun; Ding, Lihua; Wang, Qiang; Feng, Meiqi; Khanizadeh, Shahrokh (April 2007). "‘Hanhong’ Pear". HortScience 42 (2): 397–416. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI.42.2.397. 
  2. ↑ "PANZARELLA CITRUS - Origin of the Tennosui Pear". https://www.panzarellacitrus.com/tree-info/2-trees/14-tennosuipear. 
  3. ↑ Hunter, David M.; Kappel, Frank; Quamme, Harvey A.; Bonn, W. Gordon; Slingerland, Kenneth C. (August 2009). "‘Harovin Sundown’ Pear". HortScience 44 (5): 1461–1463. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI.44.5.1461.