When Do Green Pears, Sand Pears, Big-Head Pears and Cuiguan Pears Hit the Market, and What Is the Price Per Jin, the Producing Regions and the Varieties?

Green pears, sand pears, big-head pears and Cuiguan pears all belong to the genus Pyrus in the rose family, and they are rich in nutrients and deeply loved by people. So when do they hit the market? How much do they cost per jin? And what are their producing regions? Let's take a look below.

When do green pears, sand pears, big-head pears and Cuiguan pears hit the market?

1. Green pear, which is the sand pear. Because the sand pear is bright yellow, shaped like a mango and also like a waist drum, it is called the golden pearl fruit. Combined with its unique health benefits, it is hailed by people as a treasure among pears. Its flowering period is from April to early May, and its fruiting period is August. Early fruiting, high yielding, storage-tolerant and transport-tolerant, the sand pear blooms and bears fruit in the second year after planting, and the fruit matures and hits the market in early November.

2. Big-head pear. The big-head pear is also known as the eggplant pear. In China, it is cultivated in small quantities in Shandong Peninsula, Liaoning, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, Jiangsu and other provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions), and it has also been introduced in Guizhou Province.

Generally, it starts to hit the market every June and July and can last until September and October. Among them, the eggplant pear matures in early July in the Lingbao area, and can be harvested and brought to market in June.

3. Cuiguan pear. The Cuiguan pear is a honey pear, hitting the market 2 to 3 months earlier than the northern Ya pear and Dangshan crisp pear. Generally, freshly marketed pears can be eaten in July.

How much do green pears, sand pears, big-head pears and Cuiguan pears cost per jin?

1. Green pear (sand pear). The price of green pears varies with yield, variety and region, and the general price is 3-6 yuan per jin.

2. Big-head pear. There are two types of big-head pear, seeded and seedless. Seedless ones mostly sell for 6-6.5 yuan per jin, while seeded ones are slightly cheaper, mostly 3-4 yuan per jin.

3. Cuiguan pear, called “June snow”, has thin, fine skin, crisp flesh and abundant juice, a rich, fresh and tender taste and plentiful, sweet juice. The general price is 1.8-3 yuan per jin.

What are the producing regions and varieties of green pears, sand pears, big-head pears and Cuiguan pears?

1. Green pear (sand pear). It is mainly produced in the Yangtze River basin, and also in South China and Southwest China. It prefers a warm, rainy climate and has relatively poor cold tolerance. Propagation is mostly done by grafting onto the callery pear as rootstock.

Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian.

Shenzhen sand pear. The sand pear is one of the main characteristic fruits of Shenzhen, mainly distributed in the mountainous areas of the northern half, especially in Shiyan, which is known as the "hometown of fruits".

The king of sand pears——Tongguan pear. The Tongguan pear is named after Tongguan Village, Libu Town, Yangshan County, where it is produced. Fruit tree experts call it a rare fruit of world standard.

Jiukou sand pear. Jiukou Town, Zhongxiang City, is famous for its abundant sand pears and has long enjoyed the fine name of “hometown of sand pears”. “Jiukou sand pear” once obtained a green food certificate issued by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Sandong sand pear. The sand pear is one of the main fruits of Huicheng District, and Sandong is the main producing area. It was once an important producing area of the “Danshui sand pear” famous in the provinces, Hong Kong, China, Macao, China and the Nanyang region.

2. Big-head pear (eggplant pear). In China, it is cultivated in small quantities in Shandong Peninsula, Liaoning, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Xinjiang, Gansu, Sichuan, Qinghai, Ningxia, Jiangsu and other provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions), and Guizhou Province has also introduced it for trial planting.

Besides yellow and red-green big-head pears, a big-head pear with an entirely red skin has also hit the market.

3. Cuiguan pear, a honey pear, hits the market 2 to 3 months earlier than the northern Ya pear and Dangshan crisp pear. It is produced in Hengli Mountain. The average single fruit weighs 250 grams and can reach 325 grams. The flesh is fine, tender and crisp, and it is tolerant of storage and transport, meeting export standards.