A blushing pear developed in Harrow is the newest variety expected to help push a pear revival in Canada.
By 2020 or 2021, consumers can expect to be biting into two new pears developed at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Harrow and then Vineland research station in the Niagara region.
One of the varieties, HW624, is a medium- to large-sized, juicy pear with eye appeal — a red blush from the sun at harvest. It is about to begin the process to commercialization and follows a handful of pears developed originally in Harrow that could help Canada reduce imports and pitch its pears to the rest of the world.
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