Who grows Korean shingo/singo pear?

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I found scions are available last year. Who is lucky enough to get some?

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is it the same as Shinglo Asian Pear?

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I think this one is AKA Niitaka (新高）different language, different pronunciation for the same thing. It’s available through some nurseries.

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I heard shingo/singo grew from the seeds of niitake. I have niitake.

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It should be like the pear sold in the store.

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i think you are right i found this https://the-way-of-japan.com/fruits/en/2017/11/24/2202/

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i bought one labelled Shinglo Asian Pear its probably different than the one you are referring to. hopefully i have fruit this year.

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Shinglo is not shingo/singo.

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I have Shinko…from the long defunct Bear Creek Nursery…I presume it’s the same, just different spelling.
pears are beginning to bloom here…
let me look to see if it has broken dormancy

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Before I thought they are same, actually different.
It is closer to niitake.

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Shinko is a different pear. The Japanese write Shinko as 新興 while Singo/Niitaka should be 新高。

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Ahh.
I also have Niitaka - probably my least favorite of any of the Asian pears I’ve grown.
Maybe it would be better if I thinned it - it sets tremendous numbers of pears… without thinning, they often don’t get much bigger than a golfball, never larger than tennis ball.

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I haven’t grown this pear but the Singo at the Asian store imported from Korea taste bland to me. I much prefer a California Hosui or Shin Li pear. The ones from my backyard are pretty good of those 2 varieties as well.

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Old thread, apparently Shingo/Niitaka is especially high in protease enzymes that tenderize meat.

My wife substituted a European pear in a galbi recipe and it turned out kind of tough which led me to look into whether all pears work for tenderizing or just some.

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In a pinch I’ve used euro pear in galbi marinade and it seemed okay but in general I try to use Asian pears.

The local grocery store and h mart often has shingo aka shinko. It’s very bland. Nowhere near as good as the Hosui and shinsui I grow.

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Glad Im not the only one thats not too fond of shinko pear. It sweetened up a tad the longer it hung, but definitely not my favorite pear. Super productive though for as small as my tree is