What Season Are Pears? A Full Guide to Ripening and Harvest Times

Pears are an autumn fruit, generally ripening from early September to late October. There are many varieties of pears, and some ripen early; for example, Guihua pear ripens in early June, Cuiguan pear and Huangguan pear ripen in late July, and Fengshui pear ripens in August.

1. Are pears a "hot" or "cool" food?

Pears are a cool-natured fruit, with the effects of promoting fluid production, moistening dryness, clearing heat, resolving phlegm, and sobering up after drinking. They are suitable for fever with damaged fluids and thirst, diabetes-like thirst, heat cough, phlegm-heat mania, dysphagia, thirst with loss of voice, red and swollen painful eyes, and indigestion.

2. What pear varieties are there?

There are many pear varieties, mainly including Huangguan pear, Ya pear, Qiuyue pear, Xuehua pear, Xiang pear, Nanguo pear, apple pear, Fengshui pear, Yantai pear, beer pear, sour pear, Zhaozhou Xuehua pear, Jinding Xiehua crisp pear, Mengjin pear, Gaoping large yellow pear, Guihua pear, Cuiguan pear, Huaxin pear, Yunnan high-mountain red snow pear, and others.