Asian pear

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Fruit commonly known as the Asian pear in different parts of the world :

  • Pyrus pyrifolia, called “Korean pear”, “Japanese pear”, ”Chinese pear” or Nashi pear, usually round, with brown or yellow skin
  • Pyrus × bretschneideri, called Ya pear or Chinese white pear, usually slightly elongated (shaped more like a European pear), with yellow skin.
Asian pears, fruits of Pyrus pyrifolia on the left and right, and two fruits of Pyrus × bretschneideri in the center

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