Pyrus bretschneideri an interspecific hybrid of Pyrus pyrifolia x Pyrus ussuriensis - fireblight resistant

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@JustPeachy

If this was Taiwanese Taiwanese as in Hokkien, it wouldn’t be Li. It’s different in taiwanhua.

The listed pronunciations for Li are here.

I do enjoy talking w/ you @JustPeachy though I think we probably took over the thread here.

The main conclusion for me:

• “Tsu Li” in Chinese is a category/type(maybe lineage) of pear.
• “Tsu Li” in English is used as a cultivar but there are at least 2 cultivars being sold under “Tsu Li” name
  • 1. Green, teardrop-shaped fruit with large brown lenticles from Shandong ex1 ex2
    • Aliases are Tse Li and Laiyang Ci Li.
      • Corvallis has the same cultivar under Tse Li = PI 312509 and Tsu Li = PI 542023, based on Corvallis’s own photos.
      • Same as Laiyang Ci Li based on web photos.
  • 2. Light yellow, apple shaped fruit with small brown lenticles from Anhui ex3
       *Same as Dangshan Tsu Li based on web photos.