asian pears

Asian and European Pears Share Ancestry

By FruitGuys Staff on August 14, 2015

Separated at Birth What most of us recognize as a classic pear is the European pear (Pyrus communis), cultivated since the Bronze Age—the Botticelli form, Audrey Hepburn neck, and colors ranging from …

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20th Century Asian Pear

By The FruitGuys on November 23, 2012

The 20th Century (or Nijisseiki) is an Asian pear discovered in 1898, Matsudo City, Japan. This green-yellow pear has become one of the most widely grown Asian apple pears in the world and has …

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Apple Russeting

By Julie Collins on November 7, 2012

Shakespeare and his contemporaries called these gems “leather-coats.” The Victorians prized them for their look, texture, and taste, and often depicted them in works of art. And lucky for us, russeted …

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FruitGuy Noir: Sunset Bully-lard

By Chris Mittelstaedt on October 11, 2011

Yes, this is Conference Room A, Building 12. It’s about 10 a.m. That’s the Strategy Squad, and they've been here since 5 a.m. Something about reassessing their core. Some confusion was reported from …

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Early 20th Century-Pear in the 21st Century

By Chris Mittelstaedt on November 20, 2009

Technology and life in general advance so quickly around us that sometimes it's hard to imagine what the future will really hold: What products will last? What will become obsolete? Sure, there are …

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