Abstract: ‘Yuxiang’is a new early maturing pear cultivar. It is selected from the cross combination of
Pyrus pyrifolia Rehd.‘Fuli’× Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai.‘Jinshuisu’. The fruit ripens in the middle of July.
The fruit shape is sub-circle with dark green skin. The average fruit weight is 205 g，and the maximum is
310 g. The flesh is white and juicy. It has fine and tender texture. And it has sweet taste. The soluble solids
content is 13.5%. The total acid content is 0.17%. And the vitamin C content is 12.9 mg · kg^-1. It has the
characters of early fruiting and high-stable yield. It is resistant to pear scab.

Key words: pear, early maturing, cultivar