Abstract:

‘Zhongai Hongli’is a new dwarf red pear cultivar which was selected from the hybrid progenies of‘Aixiang’and‘Hexincun’. The tree is mid-vigorous and dwarf，the angle between shoot and trunk is naturally ringent. Its fruit is approximately round and the sunny surface is covered with purplish red color. After post-ripening，the fruit fresh is soft and juicy，taste moderately sour and sweet，with the soluble solids content of 15.38%，the titratable acid content of 0.35%，and the vitamin C content of 0.0145 mg · g^-1，and aromatic，the quality is very nice. It is highly resistant to pear scab disease，relatively resistant to pear dry rot disease and relatively hardy.

Key words: pear, red, dwarf, cultivar