Pear Nashi – 20th Century

20th Century is a large, crisp, juicy Nashi with a sweet, tart flavour . Skin is yellowish green in colour and round in shape. Fruit should be allowed to ripen on the tree for best flavour and texture.

Also called an Asian Pear – Nashi is round like an apple, but with more crunch and tang.–  They’re semi self fertile, meaning you’ll get some fruit on the tree, but they benefit from having another tree close by for cross pollination which will result in more fruit.

Pollinators for 20th century include Hosui and Kosui.  You can also use other European Pear varieties like Williams Barlett.

The Nashi Pear is a low chill fruit, meaning you have more chance of fruit production if you’re in a warmer spot.  They have less chilling requirements than a traditional pear. The Nashi tree is a heavy cropper. Thinning out of the fruit may be necessary to ensure good size fruit and to prevent young branches from snapping from the weight of the fruit.