Chojuro is a popular Asian pear, with the crisp sweet juicy flesh which is characteristic of Asian pears.
Variety characteristics
Variety origin
Japanese variety discovered as a chance seedling in 1895 at Kawasaki, in Tatsujiro Toma’s orchard.
Origin
Period of origin
USDA zone
Flowering
Eating / keeping period
Use
Sweetness / acidity
Disease resistance
Self-fertility
Pollinator value
Ploidy
Origin and identity
Parentage
Chance seedling of Pyrus pyrifolia, exact parents unknown
Synonyms
Cho Juro
Growth and adaptation
Vigour and habit
Vigorous, upright to spreading habit, productive tree
