Hosui Asian Pear Tree
--Variety info-- The Best Tasting Asian pear. Juicy, sweet, flavorful, refreshing, and crisp like an apple. Hosui Asian Pear is a dense yet crispy pear with fine texture and complex sweet flavor. Large, brownish-orange russeted skin. Good choice for milder climates. Pollinated by Shinko, Chojuro, Bartlett, or 20th Century Cold hardy, drought-resistant, heat tolerant. Susceptible to fire blight and coddling moth. Fruit should be thinned to one per spur. Plant 2 varieties for best pollination. By pruning, keep your tree to any size. Harvest 4-5th year. Approximate harvest period (for Central CA): August. USDA Zone 5-10, Requires 300-400 chill hours to set fruit. Protect when temperatures fall below -20°F. Grafted onto OHxF87 semi-dwarf rootstock Click here to view "Fruit Tree Rootstock Information" Click here to view our "Fruit Tree Variety Chart" This fruit tree is shipped dormant and bare-rooted. Please see our "Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee" below What is a Bare Root Fru