Duck pear is a kind of white pear, for the ancient local varieties in weixian county, hebei province.

The duck pear is named because the pear stalk protrudes, like a duck head. Duck pear adaptability, good productivity, fruit big and beautiful, flesh fine crisp juicy, sweet, more resistant to storage. Suitable for cultivation in the Huanghuaihai plain sand. In addition duck pear in the white pear, sand pear, green pear, but mainly refers to the white pear, so it is also called white pear.

Characteristics of duck pear

Duck pear adaptability, in the well-drained sandy loam soil on the fruit flavor is strong, with pleasant aroma; Sticky on the ground of the tree is light flavor. Shape more like a short gourd shape, fruit base side of the tumor; stalk long, about 5.7-6.6 cm, often curved to one side, the base is often inflated fleshy; Flesh white, small heart, tender, brittle and juicy, sweet and sour, very crisp, a little storage after a pleasing aroma, top quality.

Duck pear storage capacity is quite strong, can be stored to the following year 2-3 months, but storage period is easy to get black heart disease. Duck pear suitable pollination varieties for snow pear, autumn white pear, Chip pear, perfume pear. Sparsely planted gardens can be planted 22-33 per mu, densely planted gardens can be planted 83-111 per mu, but attention should be paid to preventing depression, and time to cut.