Pyrus bretschneideri commonly known as White pear, ya pear or pearple or Chinese white pear, is an interspecific hybrid species of pear native to North China, where it is widely grown for its edible fruit. They are a small, deciduous tree that grows mainly in sunny location along with well-drained, loamy soils. It is often cultivated on slopes. They are most often eaten raw or canned, and can also be dried or processed into juice or alcoholic beverages like cider and perry. Various recipes include white pears as one of their main ingredients. This includes salads, cakes and sweets. Sweet pears are highly refreshing and filling. They are also very high in fiber, and may have benefits for weight loss.
| Name | White Pear |
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| Scientific Name | Pyrus bretschneideri |
| Native | Northern and northwestern China |
| Common/English Name | Chinese White Pear, Crisp Chinese Pear, Duck Pear, White Pear, Ya Pear, Ya Li Pear |
| Name in Other Languages | German : Weiße Birne Chinese : Ba-Li |
| Plant Growth Habit | Small, deciduous tree |
| Growing Climate | Grow in sunny location |
| Soil | Well-drained, loamy soils. It is often cultivated on slopes. |
| Plant Size | 5–8 m tall |
| Branchlets | Stout hairy branchlets. |
| Leaf | Alternate on 2.5–3 cm long petioles, lamina ovate or elliptic-ovate, 5–11 × 3.5–6 cm, both surfaces tomentose when young, soon glabrescent, base obtuse to broadly cuneate, margin spinulose-serrate, apex acuminate. |
| Flower | White, floccose, glabrescent, 2–3.5 cm in diameter, pedicels
1.5–3 cm long, hypanthium cupular, slightly pubescent, sepals caducous, glabrous, petals white, ovate, 1.2–1.4 × 1–1.2 cm, base shortly clawed, apex rounded. |
| Fruit Shape & Size | Pome, ovoid to sub globose 2.5–4 cm diameter, 4- or 5-loculed, |
| Fruit Color | Yellow, with fine dots |
| Flesh Color | White, gritty, juicy and crisp |
| Taste | Mild, sweet |
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