Fruit Tree Database Single Record

Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type
Pear
Variety/Cultivar
Choju (Nashi)
Fruit Description
Medium-sized, roundish, with russetted brown skin. Flesh is crisp and tender, quite sweet, low acid.
Common Uses
Eating
Origin
Japan, 1989
Pollination
Most nashi pears will pollinise each other if flowering time is the same.
Chill Hours
Moderate
Blossom Time
Mid-season (same as Packham, crosses over with Nijisseiki, Ya Li, Kosui, Shinseiki)
Harvest Time
Very early, late Jan to early Feb, 110 days after full bloom.
Production Notes
Don't keep very well, best eaten fresh.
Disease Susceptibility
More resistant to Codling moth than apples. Susceptible to Pseudomonas (pear blast).
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