I have a good harvest of Korean Giant this year. I didn’t thin them, so they are not very big. But they taste good: sweet and crunchy, I like them a lot. And, their skin is so tough that although I saw some superficial scars, but no real animal damage
However, I found this year’s Korean giant are drier than last year’s. I remember it was juicier last year. Is it possible the juiciness varies from year to year? What cause it? I don’t think it’s because of weather because we had plenty of rain this fall. Or it’s just my imagination.
I also had 5 Asian pears from a graft, the tag is lost. So they can be either yonashi or 20th century because these are the only two other Asian pears scion wood I received. They are very sweet and very juicy, ready in mid September for my zone 6. Can anyone tell what they are?
I should have said “many” instead of “all”. I have Hosui that does not set a lot but it is a shade area so I thought it could be why. Thanks for correction
When I had Shinseiki, it set plenty. So do 20th Century and KG.
If you are referring to the lower pictures, they do not look like Yoinashi to me. The skin looks splotchy in that picture and the skin of my Yoinashi looks like one texture- more like Korean Giant
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Now I am really stumped I thought these are the only two possibilities ! @PharmerDrewee mine looks more like your last picture. Skin is much thinner than Korean giant. It’s very sweet and very juicy, no it doesn’t have sugar/acidity balance, I would have preferred the balance taste. But this is the first year the graft bear fruit, maybe the taste can change?
I’ve got several KG’s and a number of other varieties. Kosui is next on the need to get list. Everyone seems to like it. Thanks for the 20th Century review. Glad it’s gone now.
A picture of Ya Li,most likely from Cricket Hill
This photo of YaGuang Li from tonyOmahaz5 on this forum or is the name Ya Kuang Li We need to find out if Ya Kuang Li is YaGuang Li.
Someone please call the Fruit Detective!
Ya Kuang Li is Ya Guang Li (鸭儿广梨 in Chinese). It’s a regional pear from the same area as the more well known pears such as Ya Li and Pai Li are from. But be aware that Corvallis messes up its scion wood labels sometimes. The Pai Li scions I got from Corvallis are definitely not Pai Li, and I am pretty sure Tony’s Ya Guang Li from Corvallis is not true either.
BTW, Tony’s Ya Guang Li looks (tastes) the same as my Pai Li, both are likely not true. Lantai Juju Li from the depository is also not the famous fragrant Asian pear, but an unknown local pear from XinJiang.
I thought these are the only two possibilities !
