A mid-season, medium-size Asian pear with high soluble solids. Origin: National Horticultural Research Institute, Suwon, South Korea, by I.S. Shin, H.S. Hwang, Y.U. Shin, and W.C. Kim. Niitaka × Soohwangbae; crossed 1989; selected 1994 as 89-24-6, tested as Wonkyo Na-36; released 2006. Tree: medium vigor; upright-spreading; begins fruiting in third season on P. pyrifolia rootstock; blooms 4 d after Niitaka; many fruiting spurs; susceptible to pear scab (Venturia nashicola). Fruit: medium, 430 g; roundish-oblate; skin bright yellow-brown; flesh very juicy, little grit, firmer than Niitaka, 15.0° brix, acidity 0.093%; ripens late September in Suwon, 7 d before Niitaka; fruit can be stored 120 d at 4 °C.
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