Hi all, I recently bought an imported Chinese Fragrant Pear. Does anyone grow this? I was unfamiliar with it, but a search came up with this in a 2006 NY Times article: “In a study published in 2001, however, scientists analyzed the variety’s molecular markers and determined that it is a complex hybrid of the two main European and Asian species, along with Pyrus armeniacifolia, a little-known Xinjiang species with small fruits and leaves similar to apricot foliage.” Melissa’s produce lists it; it is grown in the Xinjiang area of northwest China, which has a dry continental (cold winter) climate. Just curious! Michele in Ohio zone 6a |
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