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Pyrus ussuriensis, also known as the Ussurian pear, Harbin pear, and Manchurian pear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. [1] It is native to Korea, Japan, china, and the Ussuri River area of far eastern Russia. It has flowers in spring that are slightly pink when budding and then turn white. [2]
There are four species which are primarily grown for edible fruit production: the European pear Pyrus communis subsp. communis cultivated mainly in Europe and North America, the Chinese white pear (bai li) Pyrus × bretschneideri, the Chinese pear Pyrus ussuriensis, and the Nashi pear Pyrus pyrifolia (also known as Asian pear or apple pear ...
Pyrus communis, the common pear, is a species of pear native to central and eastern Europe, and western Asia. [ 3 ] It is one of the most important fruits of temperate regions, being the species from which most orchard pear cultivars grown in Europe , North America , and Australia have been developed.
Over 3000 cultivars of the pear are known. [1] The following is a list of the more common and important cultivars, with the year and place of origin (where documented) and an indication of whether the pears are for cooking, eating, canning, drying or making perry.
Pyrus ussuriensis var. seoulensis alcohol [1]) is a Korean traditional distilled liquor that is considered one of the finest Korean spirits. This name is derived from its fruity scent from the wild pear, though no pear is used in its production.
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Along with cultivars of P. pyrifolia and P. ussuriensis, the fruit is also called the nashi pear. [2] These very juicy, white to light yellow pears, unlike the round Nashi pears (P. pyrifolia) that are also grown in eastern Asia, are shaped more like the European pear (Pyrus communis), narrow towards the stem end.
Meyer's fourth, and last, expedition set off in mid-1916 and was tasked with collecting wild pears (Pyrus ussuriensis and P. calleryana) because they were found to be the only varieties capable of withstanding fire blight (Bacillus amylovrus).