Ripens early August. Large fruit with red blush. Flesh is yellow, sweet and juicy, with excellent flavor. Good for canning and eating fresh. Zone 5 Asian Pears Sometimes called pear-apples, these sweet, juicy roundish pears have attracted attention due to their novelty and high prices in the grocery store.
Trees are usually very productive, medium sized and spreading.
Hand thinning of heavily fruited branches is usually required. They have a low suseptibility to Fireblight and strong resistance to Pear Psylla. They require cross pollination with late flowering European Pears or other Asian Pears. Easy to grow and usually bears in one year. Although self fertile another variety is recommended for good fruit set.