Hosui Asian Pear

Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)

early midseason
Harvest Season within fruit type

early midseason
Harvest Dates:

August 1 to August 12

(approximate for Hickman, CA)

-WHERE TO BUY-

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.

HOME GARDEN/RETAIL NURSERY CATALOG

Additional Notes

In DWN formal taste tests, Hosui has been one of the most consistently high-scoring varieties, per the 2014 DWN Fruit Tasting Report.

WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2023-24 planting season, Hosui is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in approximate order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):

OHxF333 (semi-dwarf, 2/3 of standard)

Calleryana (semi-standard, slightly dwarfing)

Where to Buy DWN Trees

Hosui Asian Pear

Additional Notes

For Home Gardens