Red Southern Pear

Red Southern Pear

　　Red Southern Pear

　　The Red Southern Pear is a bud mutation of the Southern Pear, discovered in 1989 by the Fushun City Specialty Research Institute in the Southern Pear orchard of Gounaidian Township, Qingyuan County, Liaoning Province. The Red Southern Pear is nearly round in shape, with an average single fruit weight of 111.4 grams and a maximum weight of 180 grams. The sun-exposed side of the fruit is bright red, and the skin is smooth and glossy. The lenticels are relatively large and dense, nearly round in shape. The stem cavity is shallow and almost flat, with grooves; the calyx cavity is deeper, with either fallen or persistent sepals. The fruit stem is short and thin, the core is small, and the flesh is milky white. When freshly picked, the flesh is relatively hard and sweetly crisp. After 10–15 days of ripening, the flesh turns yellowish-white, becomes fine-textured, soft, and juicy.