Taihuang Pear

Declaring unit: Hebei Provincial Committee for the Examination and Approval of Improved Forest Tree Varieties.

Approval status: Recognized in 1993 by the National Crop Variety Examination and Approval Committee.

Variety registration number: GS14019-1992.

Variety source: Local variety.

Characteristics: The tree habit is slightly spreading, with moderate vigor; budbreak and branching capacity are moderate; short fruit branches are the main bearing type, but short fruit branch clusters are rarely formed. Leaves are ovate, with a pointed apex and rounded base; fruit is elliptical or obovate-round, with a single fruit weight of 120 g; the peel is relatively thick, yellow-green at the early harvest stage and turning yellow after a short storage period; the flesh is fine and crisp, with abundant juice and a sweet-sour taste, and poor storage quality. It has strong early maturity, good productivity, tolerance to saline-alkali soil and poor soil, and resistance to scab.

Cultivation points: Strictly thin flowers and fruit, and control alternate bearing.

Suitable range: Cultivation in Hebei, Shandong and similar ecological regions.