Eggplant pear

Aliases: Clapper, Clarie. It's an American variety. Cultivation is very common in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and other countries, especially in Dalian, Liaoning and Jiaodong, Shandong. There are a small amount of cultivation in Fengjie, Sichuan, various parts of Shanxi Province, Zhengzhou, Henan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, and they are also introduced and planted in Inner Mongolia, Beijing and other places.

The fruit is medium-sized, the average weight of a single fruit is 175 grams, and the large fruit can reach 269 grams. The fruit is gourd-shaped or short ladle-shaped. The pericarp is green and yellow, the sun side is red, the fruit surface is smooth, waxy luster, the fruit spot is small, medium, and there is a light green halo around it. It looks beautiful. Fruiting pedicel 3.5 cm long, 3.3 mm thick; sessile depression, some with annular wrinkles at the junction of pulp and pedicel. Sepals persistent or residual, calyx depression shallow, wrinkled pomegranate, fruit heart large, 5-loculed. The flesh is white, the flesh is fine and crisp, it can be eaten after harvest, and it is cooked after 7 to 10 days. The meat is soft and soluble in the mouth, less stone cells, more juice, sweet and sour taste, slight fragrance, high quality and so on. Contains 10%-15.5% soluble solids. In Xingcheng, Liaoning Province, the fruit was harvested in mid-August, which is an early-maturing fresh food variety and can also be canned. The fruit is not resistant to storage and can be stored for about 15 days at room temperature.

The growth of the tree is moderate, with a height of 2.7 meters, a stem circumference of 16.7 centimeters and a crown diameter of 1.17 meters × 1.35 meters. The sprouting power is strong, the bud germination rate is 69.94%, and the branching power is moderate. generally, there are 2 or 3 long branches under the cut mouth. The age of initial fruit is middle and late, and it usually begins to bear fruit 4 ~ 5 years after colonization. Short fruit branches accounted for 67.36%, long fruit branches accounted for 25.62%, and medium fruit branches accounted for 7.02%. Inflorescence fruit setting rate is 76%, generally 1-2 fruits per inflorescence. The fruit platform branch has strong continuous fruiting ability, high yield and stable yield. under the general management level, the yield of 18-year-old tree is about 200 kg. The fruit of Chiang Kai-shek was light before harvest, and the size of the fruit was not obvious. In Xingcheng, Liaoning, flower buds germinate in mid-April, early flowers in early May, blooming and final flowers in mid-May, fruit harvest in mid-August and defoliation in early November. The days of fruit development and vegetative growth were 96 days and 207 days respectively.

Pollination varieties: Bali, Fuji pear and so on. This variety has strong adaptability and lax requirements for soil conditions. it grows well in the heaviest soil. It has strong cold resistance, can withstand the low temperature of-28.5 ℃ in winter in Hexi area of Gansu Province, and has strong resistance to rot, drought and wind. It is an early-maturing variety with large fruit, beautiful appearance and good quality. The goods are of high value. The cooler climate areas and semi-arid areas can be developed appropriately.