My pear collection

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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…