Pear Nashi Kosui

Kosui has green/gold skin with a russet colour and is a medium sized fruit that is deliciously sweet and juicy with a wonderful crunch. Fruit should be ripened on the tree

Also called an Asian Pear – Nashi is round like an apple, but with more crunch and tang.Nashi Pears are semi-self fertile – 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 Kosui  include Hosui and Twentieth Century.   You can also use other European Pear varieties like 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.