Asian pears offer an exciting opportunity for the fruit grower with a local clientele to diversify, and the home fruit gardener has a new taste treat waiting. We expect to be extending our list of varieties. This is a dessert pear that has large, regular fruit. Skin is bright yellow, lightly overlaid with abeautiful russet, frequently blushed. Keeps well in storage until December.
Flesh is smooth, melting, and juicy, with a sweet aromatic flavor.
The tree is vigorous and spreading. The only problem with Aurora is its susceptiblity to fireblight. Marguerite Marillard x Bartlett. On OHxF 513 and BET rootstocks. The fruit has a very good, distinctive flavor and a smooth, juicy texture - excellent for canning or for marketing fresh.