
It belongs to Xinjiang pear species, a special product of Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, and its fruit wax is thick/fruit spots are small and dense/reddish-brown/peel is thin
Korla fragrant pear belongs to the Xinjiang pear species (Pyrus sinkiangensis yu), and the Uyghur name is Nasimiti or Nasiputi. Native to Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Aksu and other places in southern Xinjiang, it has a history of 1,300 years of cultivation and is an excellent variety in ancient places. Korla City, Inca Prefecture has the largest planting area, with a planting area of 24,000 mu and an annual output of more than 1,000 tons. Exported to the United States, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macao and other countries and regions. This variety is named for the best quality, Korla fragrant pear is a highly regional, famous and excellent variety, and it is also one of the most excellent local pear varieties in the region and even the country.
The crown of Korla fragrant pear is tall, the young tree is erect, spire-shaped, the large crown is conical or natural semicircular, the 30-year-old tree is 7.2 meters high, the trunk diameter is 0.4 meters, and the crown diameter is 5.7×7.2 meters; The epidermis of the main trunk is grayish-brown, rough, longitudinally fissured; The branches are thick and dense; perennial branches grayish-brown, rough; The epidermis of the annual branches is brown, the skin pores are obvious, the skin is gray or light yellow, medium in size, dense, round or oval, and it is easy to distinguish it from other varieties. The average length of the internodes is about 0.04 m, the young leaves are pale red, the front of the leaves is slightly villous, the adult leaves are dark green, oblong-ovate, medium and large, 0.12 m long, 0.065 m wide, slightly longitudinally hugged, the leaf tip is acute, the leaf base is wedge-shaped, the leaf margin is serrate, the serration is acute, and there are spines. The fruit is obovate, spindle-shaped or oval, irregular, medium-sized, with an average single fruit weight of 113.5g, the fruit is yellow-green, the sunny side has a red halo, the fruit surface is smooth or has a longitudinal shallow groove, the wax is thick, the fruit spots are small and dense, reddish-brown, and the peel is thin.
Bazhou is a typical oasis ecological agriculture area, with abundant agricultural resources, suitable for the growth of wheat, corn, cotton, sugar beet, processed tomatoes, melons and fruits and a variety of cash crops, and has the natural and variety advantages of developing high-yield, high-quality and characteristic agriculture. Korla fragrant pear is a unique product of Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, and is well-known at home and abroad for its excellent quality. Processed tomatoes, melon seeds, cumin, industrial peppers, hops, etc. are of excellent quality and are exported to home and abroad. Korla is also a national production base for high-quality long-staple cotton. In 2016, the total power of agricultural machinery was 2681022 kilowatts, and the total sowing area of crops was 7,616,800 mu, of which the planting area of grain crops was 1,494,100 mu, and the output of grain crops was 739417 tons.
Korla fragrant pear was introduced to India through the "Silk Road" during the Han and Tang dynasties, and was known as the "Holy Fruit of the Western Regions". At the French International Exposition held in 1924, among the 1,432 kinds of pears exhibited, the French white pear was awarded the silver medal and was known as the "Queen of Pears in the World". Since 1950, Korla fragrant pear has won the championship in the national fruit competition for many times, and was rated as the first place in the national pear industry production conference in 1957, and was rated as the national high-quality fruit in 1985. At the 1999 Kunming World Horticultural Exposition, Korla fragrant pear won the gold medal. Since entering the international market in 1987, it has been selling well. In September 1986, after eating Korla fragrant pears at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Queen Elizabeth of England nodded frequently and claimed: What a fruit prince. Since then, Korla fragrant pears have been designated as the best fruit for entertaining VIPs.