Tuye Yizhu Pear

Tuye Yizhu Pear

　　The Tuye Yizhu Pear is a specialty of Yizhu Village, Tuye Township, Lanping County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province. The pear has white, tender, and crisp flesh that melts in your mouth, with abundant juice and a sweet taste. It contains few stone cells, and develops a fragrant aroma after storage.

　　The Tuye Yizhu Pear is produced in Yizhu Village, Tuye Township, Lanping County. It is a late-maturing, high-quality variety discovered only in 1987. Its quality rivals that of nationally renowned excellent pear varieties and is the only fruit variety included in Yunnan Province’s Spark Program for development.

　　Yizhu Pear trees are tall with vigorous growth and an open canopy. They have strong sprouting and branching abilities, mainly bearing fruit on short fruiting branches. They enter production early, yielding fruit in their fourth year after planting, and are highly productive. The variety is adaptable to a relatively wide range of conditions and exhibits strong resistance. It thrives in cool, temperate, moist climates and purple soils.

　　Yizhu Pears are classified into three types based on fruit shape, size, and texture. The fine-skinned, fine-fleshed medium-sized type has an inverted cone shape, weighing 350 grams per fruit, with a maximum weight of 500 grams. The skin is green and turns orange-yellow after storage. The flesh is white, tender, crisp, melting, juicy, and sweet, with few stone cells. After storage, it gives off a fragrant aroma. The edible portion is 85%, containing 14% soluble solids. Total sugar is 8.74%, total acid 0.28%, and vitamin C content is 0.66 mg per 100g of flesh. The quality is excellent, ripening in late October and can be stored for two months. Beyond that, the flesh may develop light browning. The fine-skinned, fine-fleshed large-sized type has an inverted oval or inverted cone shape, weighing 500 grams per fruit, with a maximum of 1020 grams. The flesh quality is the same as the medium type but with better storage capability. The coarse-skinned, coarse-fleshed extra-large type features extremely large fruit, but with rough skin and flesh, and more prominent variations in size. The first two types are suitable for large-scale cultivation, while the last is not recommended. Ideal altitudes range from 1600 to 2500 meters, with the best performance between 1900 and 2300 meters.