Talk:Pyrus × bretschneideri

Korean pears don't have a narrow, elongated base
Korean pear redirects here, and de:Koreanische Birne has an interlanguage link pointing here. Ya pear says that the tree's fruit is "shaped more like a European Pear with a narrower, elongated base", which would make them very different from the fruit often referred to as Korean pear, which seems to be a group of Nashi Pear varieties. If you are in the know, please correct the redirect accordingly.—Wikipeditor 23:31, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
 * AFAICT, ja:画像:Nasi.jpg looks much like a Korean pear ready for consumption, Image:Pyrus pyrifolia (Nashi).jpg doesn't.—Wikipeditor 23:38, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

Korean Pears are Nashi Pears
I run a produce department in a Canadian grocery store, and I can confirm that the pear pictured in Nashi Pear is indeed most commonly known (here in Ontario at least), as a Korean Pear. Ya pears are usually labled as such, but sometimes as Asian pears, or Chinese pears.

Korean Pears are Not Nashi Pears
Although the two look a lot alike, one cannot simply say that the Korean pear is the Nashi pear. Because it is a photo, one cannot distinguish it as much if it were actually in front of one's face. Also, just because previous poster runs a department in a grocery store does not make one an expert in labeling fruits. I work in a grocery store and require knowledge in all produces (at least appearance because I work the register), and I must say I don't know all my greens just yet. Anyway, for your information, Nashi pears are not as waxy as that found on the Korean pear, and the dots are the Nashi's tell. So, perhaps you should redirect your pears; you may be losing profits. =/

As for the Ya pears, I've yet to see them. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mikenike504 (talk • contribs) on 2006-11-18.


 * I don't recall Korean pears (as sold in Seoul) as particularly waxy. They had a fairly rough skin. Perhaps some are waxed for sale in the US? Wikipeditor 18:37, 18 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Naver's encyclopedia simply gives Pyrus for 배나무 (pay namu), saying that East Asia has a Southern species 돌배나무 = dolbaenamu = Pyrus pyrifolia (NB Wikipedia says the Nashi pear is Pyrus pyrifolia) and a Northern species 산돌배 = sanqtolpay = Pyrus ussuriensis (including the 남해배 = namhay pay = Pyrus ussuriensis var. nankaiensis), all of which are said to grow on the peninsula.
 * In its article for the word 배 “pear”, an authoritative South Korean dictionary (표준국어대사전) has this image showing a fruit sprinkled with dots. Said dictionary is not always right, but if you insist that Korean pears are not simply [Korean or Japanese varieties of] Nashi pears, perhaps we can agree that both are Pyrus pyrifolia? Wikipeditor 19:16, 18 November 2006 (UTC)