The Asian Pear belongs to the species, Pyrus pyrifolia, of the Rose family: Rosaceae.

The skin color varies from pale yellowish to yellow green to tan with brown russet overtone.

The Asian Pear is known by many names, including: Nashi Pear, Apple Pear, Japanese Pear, Japanese Apple Pear, Korean Pear, Taiwan Pear or Sand Pear

It  is grown mainly in Eastern Asia and also in Australia, New Zealand, California. It’s a native to China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.