Chinese white pear (Pyrus bretschneideri)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Pyrus × bretschneideri (or Pyrus bretschneideri), the ya pear or Chinese white pear are juicy, white to light yellow pears shaped like the European pear (Pyrus communis) rather than the round Asian Nashi pears (P. pyrifolia) also grown in eastern Asia.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. The fruit is up to 3cm in diameter. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit is up to 3cm in diameter.

Habitat & North American Range

Slopes, dry cold regions at elevations of 100 - 2000 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)