When Do Yantai Pears Ripen? Introduction to Ripening Time and Harvest Period

The Yantai pear is a type of pear. Because of its sweet juice and unique flavor, it was historically listed as a royal tribute, and it is now quite well known across our country; some regions even grow it specifically to make money, so when do Yantai pears ripen?

1. When do Yantai pears ripen?

Yantai pears generally ripen in early July, and after harvest they have a post-ripening period of about ten days. Once ripe, the Yantai pear has greenish-yellow skin and white flesh, an overall gourd shape or short ladle shape, and medium-sized fruit, with a single fruit weighing about 200g; it tastes sweet and fragrant.

2. What kind of pear is the Yantai pear?

1. The Yantai pear, also known as the eggplant pear and commonly called the big-head pear, is a type of pear. The fruit is medium to large, gourd-shaped or short ladle-shaped, with an average single fruit weight of 200 grams and a maximum weight of 310 grams. Once ripe, the Yantai pear looks very attractive, with greenish-yellow skin, a red blush on the sunny side, a smooth surface with a waxy luster, and small, moderately numerous fruit dots surrounded by pale green halos.

2. Once ripe, the Yantai pear has a fruit stalk 3.5 cm long and 3.3 mm thick, with no stalk cavity, and some fruits have ring-shaped wrinkles where the flesh meets the stalk. The sepals are persistent or residual, the calyx cavity is shallow and narrow with wrinkles, and the core is medium-sized with 5 locules. The flesh is white, fine and crisp, edible right after harvest, and after 7 to 10 days of ripening it becomes soft and melts in the mouth, with few stone cells, abundant juice, a sweet-and-sour taste, slight fragrance, and top-grade quality. It contains 10% to 15.5% soluble solids.

3. The Yantai pear is a pear with very high nutritional value, rich in vitamin B, pectin, tannic acid and more. It has the effects of promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, nourishing the stomach, and clearing the heart and moistening the lungs. Regular consumption can aid digestion, protect the heart, and relieve phlegm and cough. It is generally suitable for men and women, young and old. However, people with a cold constitution, or pears just taken out of the refrigerator, are best not to eat them, to avoid harming the spleen and stomach.

Overall, Yantai pears generally ripen in early July, but because climates vary greatly from region to region, the ripening time also differs slightly; most, however, ripen in early July.