But there are actually thousands of Asian pear varieties, including hosui, nijisseiki (also known as 20th century), shinko, and niitaka. Based on the variety, an Asian pear can be anywhere from ...

Little known a decade ago, Asian pears have become very popular, particularly at farmers markets. You can find as many as nine or 10 different varieties. Some late-season favorites include ...

How to choose: Asian pears feel hard as rocks, but they actually bruise quite easily. Russet varieties should be deep golden brown; smooth-skinned round fruit should be yellow, not green ...

or even a container (for dwarf varieties) on your property. This isn't just because pears are delicious. It's because caring for a pear tree is pretty simple. Asian pear trees (Pyrus pyrifolia ...

With his botanist wife, Ruth, Spira developed and patented five of the 10 varieties of Asian pear he grows and sells. I ordered various samples, plus derivative products: golden dried Asian pear ...

Fruit from Asian pears is usually crunchy and round or somewhat round. However, some European pears can be round and crunchy as well. Among European pears, we think of varieties such as Bartlett ...

The place was Ontario Pear, an orchard that primarily grows Asian pears. The varieties listed on a handwritten white board had names like Ya Li, Kosui, Hosui and Olympic. The fruits packed in ...

There are four Asian pear varieties found on the farm – hosui, 20th Century, hybrid and apple pear. Walking through the property, I loved how clean and maintained it was. The branches were ...

There are over 100 varieties of this mildly sweet and juicy ... for winter salads like the one below from Iron Chef and Asian-pear aficionado Masaharu Morimoto. --Robin Raisfeld & Rob Patronite ...