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Asian pears (Pyrus pyrifolia)

		Exposure: Full sun. Hardy to -25 degrees F. Soil: Prefers rich, deep soil, but can tolerate clay soil better than most fruit trees. Prefers a circumneutral pH. Growth habits: A beautiful pyramidal rounded tree to 20 feet covered in the spring with beautiful white flowers that produce abundant early fall fruit. Asian pears have very ornamental leaves with delightful fall color. Landscape uses: An excellent accent tree, Asian pear is large enough to be used as a small shade tree and can produce delicious apple-shaped aromatic fruit in abundance. Requires cross-pollination. Usefulness: Crisp, juicy, tree ripened fruit is an epicurean delight. $39.00 / 5 gal

Available Varieties

‘20th Century’ -  Also known as ‘Nijisseiki’.   This variety has sweet, slightly tart, firm, and juicy flesh.  The fruit is round, greenish-yellow, and very uniform.  Best for fresh eating and canning.  Zone 6.

'Atago'- A brown russeted Asian pear for the late season. Fruit is large, very firm, crisp and juicy. Trees are upright, spreading and medium in vigor.

'Chojuro' - The ‘Rum pear”.  Chojuro bears reliable, abundant crops of beautiful, large, dark golden fruit with rich, rum-like flavor.  Flesh is juicy, crisp, and delicious.  Ripens in early September.  Zone 4.

'Hosui' - From Japanese breeding program, introduced in 1972;  (Kikusui x Yakumo) x Yakumo. This is the the best-flavored of all the Asian pears!  Sugar content usually 12 brix or higher but  more tart in the North.  It is an early season, russet type with a round globular shape and yellow to brownish-yellow skin, heavily russeted. It has a long storage life.  The tree is vigorous, willowy and spreading.  Good resistance to pear scab disease. Susceptible to fire blight.

'Shinko' - The “Butterscotch Pear”.  ‘Shinko’ is a prolific producer of medium to large fruit with a dark golden skin.  It is prized for its crisp, juicy flesh and sweet, butterscotch flavor.  A good keeper and fireblight resistant, good for fresh eating and canning.  Zone 4.