Pyrus pyrifolia
Asian Pear
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Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) - Description
Pyrus pyrifolia is a pear tree species native to China, Japan, and Korea. The tree's edible fruit is known by many names, including: Asian pear, Chinese pear, Korean pear, Japanese pear, Taiwan pear, and sand pear. Along with cultivars of P. × bretschneideri and P. ussuriensis, the fruit is also called the nashi pear.
Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) - Blooming
Small clusters of white flowers in spring.
Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) - Growth
Trees. Usually fruit is small, seedy, and inconspicuous, but some produce edible pears. Leaves are glossy oval, branches are sometimes thorny. Pyrus grows best in full sun. Works best as a specimen tree in a lawn or side of a street. Smaller plants are nice for a small garden or espaliered on a wall or fence.
Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) - Planting
Sow seeds in autumn but provide winter, cold protection. Root buds in summer. Graft in winter. Train young plants to a central leader.
Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) - Pest
Prone to leaf roller, blister mites, caterpillars, aphids, scale, powdery mildew, and fire blight.
Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) - Interesting facts
Pears are in the Rose family which also includes apples and quinces. The "grittiness" to the pear fruit comes from lignified cells called sclerids. (When a cell becomes lignified, it becomes very hard). These sclerids are thought to provide some additional support to the surrounding cells of the fruit, but this idea has little scientific backing to it.
Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) - Soil and irrigation
Almost any well-drained soil. Best with even moisture, but tolerates drought and intermittently wet soil. Pears are very adaptable to different types of soil.
