Description
Yoinashi is a modern cultivar that means “excellent pear”. This mid-late September season, fresh eating Asian Pear ripens between Hosui and Shinko and is also good for storage & canning. The fruit is large with a russeted orange-brown skin. The flesh is firm, crisp, and juicy & with a rich and aromatic flavor. Tree is vigorous, is partially self-fertile and is resistant to fireblight & pseudomonas. It has an upright habit and should be thinned to maintain annual bearing and prevent limb breakage. Excellent keeper (4 months). It originated in Japan. USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-10. USPTO trademark is dead.
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: | AP21 |
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| Variety: | Yoinashi |
| Common Name: | Asian Pear |
| Latin Name: | Pyrus pyrifolia |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Tree: | upright should be thinned to maintain annual bearing and prevent limb breakage |
| Characteristics: | fresh, storage, canning |
| Patent: | USPTO trademark is dead |
| Pollination: | partially self-fertile |
| Storage: | excellent (4 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 |
| Origin: | Japan |
| Lifecycle: | Perennial |
| Leaf Drop: | Deciduous |
| Forest Layer: | Understory Tree |
| Food Type: | Fruit Tree |
| Height: | 15ft |
| Width: | 15ft |
| Vigor: | yes |
| Hardiness: | 5-10 |
| 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: | large with a russeted orange-brown skin. The flesh is firm, crisp, and juicy, with a rich and aromatic flavor |
| Season (Ripening): | mid-late September (between Hosui and Shinko) |
| Disease Resistance: | fireblight, pseudomonas |
| Sources: | pfaf.org wikipedia.org |
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