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(Research Result) "Sōgetsu," an Extra-Early, Good-Tasting New Japanese Pear Cultivar — A Large-Fruited Green Pear with a Milky, Sweet Aroma

NARO releases 'Sōgetsu,' an extra-early green Japanese pear with a milky-sweet aroma, harvestable in open fields by early August.

NARO — Fruit Tree & Tea Research · date unknown

(研究成果) 極早生で良食味のニホンナシ新品種「蒼月」- ミルキーな甘い香気を持つ大果の青ナシ -

(Research Result) "Sōgetsu," an Extra-Early, Good-Tasting New Japanese Pear Cultivar — A Large-Fruited Green Pear with a Milky, Sweet Aroma — Photograph: NARO — Fruit Tree & Tea Research

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The numbers

Kousui share of total Japanese pear cultivation area: 39.6% Twentieth Century share of total Japanese pear cultivation area: 5.3% Gold Twentieth Century share of total Japanese pear cultivation area: 1.2%

What they said

“The extra-early green pear 'Sōgetsu' is characterized by a sweet, milky aroma unlike any Japanese pear before it.”

極早生の青ナシ「蒼月」は、いままでのニホンナシとは違う甘いミルキーな香りが特徴です。

“It will be several years after nursery-tree sales begin before the fruit reaches store shelves, but it's a cultivar I truly hope everyone gets to taste.”

店頭に果実が並ぶのは苗木の販売開始から数年先になりますが、ぜひ一度皆様に味わっていただきたい品種です。

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