Description
Also called Olympic, this late season, nashi Asian Pear ripens late Oct and early Nov. The fruit is huge, grapefruit-sized (1-2 pounds), beautiful, covered in an orange russet & very sweet with crisp, firm flesh and amazing taste. Tree is very vigorous, is resistant to fireblight & scab, is precocious and is ideal for organic conditions. Excellent keeper (5 months). Cold hardy. Also called Olympic Giant, Large Korean, Dan Beh, Dan Bae & Arirang.
Asian Pear species description: Asian Pear is drought tolerant. USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-9. Asian Pears do great in the Pacific Northwest. Grafted onto appropriate vigorous rootstocks, an Asian pear can be prolific producers in our soil and climate. Cultivars are classified in two groups. Most of the cultivars belong to the Akanashi (‘Russet pears’) group, and have yellowish-brown rinds. The Aonashi (‘Green pears’) have yellow-green rinds.
| SKU: | AP4 |
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| Variety: | Korean Giant |
| Common Name: | Asian Pear |
| Latin Name: | Pyrus pyrifolia |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Alias: | Olympic, Olympic Giant, Large Korean, Dan Beh, Dan Bae, Arirang |
| Tree: | precocious ideal for organic conditions |
| Tree (species): | drought tolerant |
| Characteristics: | nashi |
| Storage: | excellent (5 months) |
| Other Common Names: | Japanese Pear, Chinese Pear, Korean Pear, Taiwanese Pear, Apple Pear, Zodiac Pear, Three-halves Pear, Papple, Naspati, Sand Pear, Nashi Pear |
| Lifecycle: | Perennial |
| Leaf Drop: | Deciduous |
| Forest Layer: | Understory Tree |
| Food Type: | Fruit Tree |
| Height: | 15ft |
| Width: | 15ft |
| Vigor: | very |
| Hardiness: | hardy |
| Hardiness (species): | 5-9 |
| Sun: | Full, Partial |
| Habitats: | Warm rainy regions at elevations of 100 – 1400 meters in China. Naturalized in low mountains and around villages in C. and S. Japan. |
| Soil PH: | 5.5-8 |
| Soil Type: | Sand, Loam, Clay, Heavy Clay |
| Flower Type: | Hermaphroditic |
| Pollinated By: | Bees, Insects |
| Fruit: | huge, grapefruit-sized (1-2 pounds), beautiful, covered in an orange russet, very sweet crisp, firm flesh amazing taste |
| Season (Ripening): | late (late Oct, early Nov) |
| Disease Resistance: | fireblight, scab |
| Sources: | pfaf.org wikipedia.org |
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