Korean Giant pear
Pyrus pyrifoliaKorean Giant has potentially the largest fruits of any Asian pear variety.
USDA identification images for Korean Giant
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Tree register
We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Korean Giant tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Pyrus species - Pear
Identification
- Fruit colour: Green / Yellow
- Fruit colour: Russet
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
- Fruit shape: Round
- Fruit size: Very large
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Picking month: October
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Growth habit: Upright
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Attractive features: Autumn foliage colour
- Pruning: Light prune
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 5 (-29C)
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Fire blight: Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Korean Giant pear trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Korean Giant pear trees - Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Olympic pear trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.