Introduction to the Crystal Pear Fruit Tree Variety and Its Characteristics

The Crystal Pear is a new variety bred in South Korea from a bud mutation of the Niitaka branch, with a creamy-yellow skin. Because of its attractive fruit shape, excellent quality, storage and transport tolerance, and strong adaptability, it fits the industrialization trend of pear production and has great development potential. Its specific characteristics are as follows: 1. The fruit is large, round or oblate, with an average single fruit weight of 360 grams and a maximum of 560 grams. 2. The fruit is attractive and of excellent quality, ripening around the end of September. When the fruit is ripe, the skin is creamy yellow, the surface is crystal clear and glossy, with a transparent feel, and the appearance is beautiful and appealing. The flesh is delicate, with a sugar content of 13 degrees, dense, tender and crisp; both its juice and sugar content are higher than those of the Japanese variety Niitaka. The soluble solids content is 14%, there are very few stone cells, the core is small, the taste is honey-sweet, and the aroma is rich. Its quality is especially excellent, and the fruit is storage and transport tolerant, making it one of the pear varieties with the best quality performance in China at present. 3. It has strong stress resistance and a wide range of adaptation, is cold-resistant and drought-resistant, and simply does not suffer from black spot, ring rot, or anthracnose. It is especially strongly resistant to black spot and tolerant of saline-alkali soil. It can be planted in most areas of China, making it one of the pear varieties with great potential for future development.