Asian pear

• Fruit commonly known as the Asian pear in different parts of the world include:
  • Pyrus pyrifolia, called Chinese pear or Nashi pear, usually round, with brown or yellow skin
  • Pyrus × bretschneideri, called Ya pear or Chinese white pear, usually slightly elongated (shaped like an European pear), with yellow skin.

Asian pears, fruits of Pyrus pyrifolia on the left and right, and two fruits of Pyrus × bretschneideri in the center