My pear collection

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Shinseiki

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Ju Hong

Red Zao Su Li

Akizuki

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How to Tell if Asian Pears are Ripe?

When choosing an Asian pear, you need to look at a few different factors. Unlike other types of pears, the Asian pear is still firm when ripe. So, I list some things to help you find the perfect ripe Asian pear below. I hope this helps!

• First, check its color: There are two types of Asian pears to consider. On one hand, for Asian pear varieties from Japan, the skin changes to a yellowish-brown color when ripe. On the other hand, for pears coming from the Chinese variety, the skin changes to a greenish-yellow when ripe. Always check the entire pear–the color should be evenly distributed instead of appearing in spots.
• Check the thickness of the skin: Fully ripe Asian pears have thinner skin than their unripe counterparts.
• Next, check the smell: When ripe, these pears should smell strongly sweet. If you cannot smell the fruit when you hold it up to your nose, then it is not ripe.
• Finally, if you can, taste the pear: These pears should have a crispy and juicy texture with a sweet taste. If the pear is mushy instead of crispy, it is overripe. Often, people compare the texture more to an apple than other varieties of pears.

Avoid pears with wrinkled, bruised, or dark skin. These pears are already overripe and will not taste as delicious!
Asian Pear (Asian Pears in Korean Cuisine) - Carving A Journey

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Ooharabeni

Korla fragrant pear

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My small fruit tree orchard

Nurun Burun pear tree pushing the leaves [IMG_20230307_153513] Nurun Burun , whose name, I believe, means graceful smell in Turkish, had the texture of a soft ripe pear but the indescribably fantastic aroma of a fine quince and not a hint of astringency –a once in a lifetime pear. Pear Enlightenment and The Brogdale Farm (cookingissues.com) [image] Nimrod (left); Nurun Burun (right)

My small fruit tree orchard

Another interesting reference about Nurun Burun: "It’s very hard to find any information about the “Nurun Burun” variety, but apparently the Genetic Resources Institute in Azerbaijan makes reference to a sample collected from Digahoba village in Khachmaz province. There are a lot of orchards in this area. An old German periodical makes a quick mention to a list of several varieties, including Narun Barun pear, growing in Dagestan and Armenia, and says that said listed varieties are delicious a…

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My small fruit tree orchard

Next ones… [image] [image] [image] [Imagem WhatsApp 2023-03-19 às 13.12.28]

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Just got 1 Sucree de Montlucon pear tree…

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Pears in Portugal … has a nice ring to it!

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1 Harrow Sweet pear tree
1 Cascade pear tree

Harrow Sweet pear trees with pears

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Rocha pear

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I have my Nimrod pear tree on full flower now and already with small fruits…

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Uh oh.

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Deveci

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Nimrod pear

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New pear trees:

Striped Williams, Precoce Moretinni and Soledano…

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I just got new trees:

1 Beurre Superfin pear tree
1 Sucrée de Montcluçon pear tree
1 Mavrodin Red pear tree

[Richard]

Wow! I’m happy you can grow all these pears.

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Thanks a lot Richard! I’m happy too, they should be great!

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Qual a variedade de pera com carne vermelha que considera de melhor qualidade?

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Pear scions 2024: (41)

Alessia, Atlantic Queen, Ayers, Bella Di Giugno, Blake’s Pride, Crisp N Sweet, Dana Hovey, Direcreur Tisserand, Flemish Beauty, Fondante de Moulins Lille, Forelle, Gourmet, Green Jade, Harrow Delight, Honeysweet, Hong Yiungli, Jalousie de Fontenay, Jumbo, La Bearnaise, Lehou Grignon, Luscious, Magness, Merveille de Sisteron, Nova, Orange Mandarine, Orient, Potomac, Red Anjou, Red Modoc, Rescue, Rogue Red, Seigyoku, Seckel Giant, Shenandoah, Snij, Soledeo, Stacyville, Summercrisp, Sunrise, Taylor Gold, Warren.