JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. These pears ripen a little on the early side, often by late August, early September. Unfortunately, they don't stick around too long, usually only available until the first month or two of spring.
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The crispy, crunchy, juicy, sweet fruit is taking North America by storm. The Apple Pear is a relatively new fruit to most people, although they have been grown here since the Gold Rush days, when the Chinese miners planted them in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas. For the most part, Apple Pear varieties are round in shape, with white flesh, giving them an appearance and texture similar to an apple. They have a refreshing pear flavor. There is no need for store-level ripening as Apple Pears ripen on the tree and are harvested when they are ready to eat. The long storage life of the Apple Pear is one of its strong selling points…they will store for 10 to 14 days at room temperature; three to four weeks in the crisper of a refrigerator; and up to three months in a commercial fruit cold storage facility.
The Japanese apple pear, more commonly called the Asian pear, is a fruit tree with the characteristics of both an apple and a pear. Asian pears, Pyrus pyrifolia, grow in U. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 5 through 9.
By The FruitGuys on August 12, Love the satisfying crunch of an apple and the sweet juicy flesh of a pear? A round shape and crisp white flesh gives Asian pears an apple-like appearance, but their flavor and taste are similar to that of a pear. And although this delectable fruit may be new to some palates, Asian pears originated around 3, years ago in China and have been cultivated on the West Coast since the Gold Rush era. Kingsburg Orchards , developer of the Crunchy Gold apple pear, has a family farming tradition that goes back five generations.