Plant Profile: Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro'

Names

Chojuro Asian Pear

Phonetic Spelling:PY-russ py-rih-FOH-lee-uh

Genus:Pyrus

Species:pyrifolia

Family:Rosaceae

The Chojuro Asian pear is a favored variety known for its butterscotch taste. While it yields abundantly, it is prone to bruising. This pear can be stored for as long as five months. To achieve proper pollination, at least two different cultivars are necessary. The primary disease threat is Fire Blight, and the blossoms are vulnerable to frost damage.

For additional details, refer to Pyrus pyrifolia.

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro' Feature Summary

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#deciduous

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Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro' Feature Summary

Attributes

This medium to large sized fruit has a yellow to brownish skin with crisp, juicy white flesh. It is sweet and mild, a little coarse in texture. Great for eating fresh. It can be stored for five months. Ripens in late August.

Fruit

Fruit Description:

This medium to large sized fruit has a yellow to brownish skin with crisp, juicy white flesh. It is sweet and mild, a little coarse in texture. Great for eating fresh. It can be stored for five months. Ripens in late August.

Brown/Copper

Gold/Yellow

Fruit Value To Gardener:

Edible

Display/Harvest Time:

Summer

Flowers

Flower Description:

The five-petalled white flower blooms in spring.

White

Flower Bloom Time:

Spring

4-5 petals/rays

Leaves

Leaf Description:

Green, glossy leaf is oval in shape, pointed at the end.

Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

Deciduous

Green

No

Glossy

Whole Plant Traits

Edible

Tree

Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

Deciduous

Rounded

Cultural Conditions

Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Good Drainage

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

5b

5a

6a

6b

7a

7b

8b

8a

Loam (Silt)

Stem

Stem Is Aromatic:

No

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Photo of Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro' - Fruit and leaves:Photo by Glysiak — CC BY-SA 3.0

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro' Attributes

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Edibility

This medium to large sized fruit has a yellow to brownish skin with crisp, juicy white flesh. It is sweet and mild, a little coarse in texture. Great for eating fresh. It can be stored for five months. Ripens in late August.

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro' Fruit

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Fruit Description

This medium to large sized fruit has a yellow to brownish skin with crisp, juicy white flesh. It is sweet and mild, a little coarse in texture. Great for eating fresh. It can be stored for five months. Ripens in late August.

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Fruit Color

grass

Brown/Copper

grass

Gold/Yellow

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Fruit Value To Gardener

Edible

Fragrant

Good Cut

Good Dried

Long Bloom Season

Long-lasting

Showy

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Display/Harvest Time

Fall

Spring

Summer

Winter

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro' Flowers

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Flower Description

The five-petalled white flower blooms in spring.

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Flower Color

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White

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Flower Bloom Time

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Flower Petals

2-3 rays/petals

4-5 petals/rays

6 petals/rays

7 - 20 petals/rays

asymmetrical petals

Bracts

Colored Sepals

fused petals

more than 20 petals/rays

Tepals

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro' Leaves

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Leaf Description

Green, glossy leaf is oval in shape, pointed at the end.

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen

Deciduous

Needled Evergreen

Semi-evergreen

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Leaf Color

spa

Green

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Hairs Present

No

Yes

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Leaf Feel

Fleshy

Glossy

Leathery

Papery

Prickly

Rough

Rubbery

Slippery

Smooth

Soft

Velvety

Waxy

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro' Whole Plant Traits

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Plant Type

Annual

Bulb

Carnivorous

Edible

Epiphyte

Fern

Ground Cover

Herb

Herbaceous Perennial

Houseplant

Mushroom

Native Plant

Ornamental Grasses and Sedges

Perennial

Poisonous

Rose

Shrub

Succulent

Tree

Turfgrass

Vegetable

Vine

Water Plant

Weed

Wildflower

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen

Deciduous

Needled Evergreen

Semi-evergreen

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Habit/Form

Arching

Ascending

Broad

Cascading

Climbing

Clumping

Columnar

Conical

Creeping

Dense

Erect

Horizontal

Irregular

Mounding

Multi-stemmed

Multi-trunked

Open

Oval

Prostrate

Pyramidal

Rounded

Spreading

Vase

Weeping

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro' Cultural Conditions

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)

Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)

Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Soil pH

Acid (<6.0)

Alkaline (>8.0)

Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water

Good Drainage

Moist

Occasional Flooding

Occasionally Dry

Occasionally Wet

Very Dry

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat

5a

thermostat

5b

thermostat

6a

thermostat

6b

thermostat

7a

thermostat

7b

thermostat

8a

thermostat

8b

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Soil Texture

Clay

High Organic Matter

Loam (Silt)

Sand

Shallow Rocky

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro' Stem

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Chojuro': Stem Is Aromatic

No

Yes