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Kōrero: Apples and pears

Pear varieties

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Pear varieties

Winter Nelis (left) and Beurre Bosc (right) are two of the most common European pear varieties grown in New Zealand. Winter Nelis are a medium-sized pear with a sweet, firm flesh. Their yellow-green skins are covered in russet dots or patches. Beurre Bosc pears have long tapering necks and rough brown skins. They are sweet and juicy, with grainy-textured flesh.

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John Palmer, Apples and pears – Cultivars, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17251/pear-varieties (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Palmer, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.