Asian pears, ripe?

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catmad Pelzer, SC(Zone 7b) Aug 02, 2011

My best producing tree this year was the "Asian Pear". That's all I could read on the tag, so don't know the variety. It is more pear shaped than round, so I guess Chinese? The problem is I've never eaten one, so don't know how to tell if they're ripe. I see that I should be looking for a "fragrant" pear, but not any sign of that yet. Does anyone know anything about these? I've looked them up, but was hoping for some real life experience :).

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jujubetexas San Marcos, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 02, 2011

They are already selling Asian Pears at farmers markets right now so I would test them by taste. They will give just a little bit more when pushing on them and there will be a subtle color change. They are supposed to ripen in late August but everything is hitting early this year due to the heat.

You probably have Ya Li or Tsu Li.

Reseach them on Google and see if anyone has a trick for testing them for ripeness.

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catmad Pelzer, SC(Zone 7b) Aug 03, 2011

Thanks! The names will help:)
My Farmers Market is pretty much limited to standard varieties, but I'll keep looking. There is one vendor who has Asian Pears at the swap shop, but they're round, like apples. My google (without names) leaned towards going by smell, um, I mean "fragrance",
Thanks again:)

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jujubetexas San Marcos, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 03, 2011

20TH Century is the standard but is inclined to fireblight. I started planting Shinko this year because is is disease resistant. If you find a good way to test ripeness, let us know.

Good luck!!!

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AYankeeCat Fairfield County, CT(Zone 6b) Aug 04, 2011

My tree is full of them, on all three grafts - I need to know how to tell when they are ripe, too.

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