Description
Botanical Name
Pyrus pyrifolia ‘Hosui’
Also Known As
Nashi Pear | Chinese Pear | Japanese Pear | Sand Pear | Korean Pear | Taiwanese Pear | Apple Pear | 豊水亞洲梨 | 甜亞洲梨 | 水晶梨 | 甜亚洲梨
Specifications
Type
USDA Zone
Light Needs
Watering Needs
Leaves
Life Cycle
Avg. Mature Size
Growth Rate
Bloom Time
Flower Color
Harvest Season
Years to Bear
Semi-Dwarf Tree
5 – 10
Partial – Full Sun
Regularly
Deciduous
Perennial
12′ Tall and 12′ Wide
Moderate
Spring
White
Summer – Fall
1st Year
Consistently rated the best-tasting Asian pear at Dave Wilson Nursery fruit tastings. Large, juicy, sweet, flavorful, refreshing, crisp like an apple. Brownish-orange russeted skin. Harvest early to mid-August in Central CA. 300-400 hours. Pollenized by Shinko, Chojuro, Bartlett, or 20th Century.
