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Nashi- Asian pears

Nashi Information

Nashi- (Asian pear) – P. pyrifolia & P. bretsnchneideri are different to the European Pears we are used to.

Nashi are grafted to the same D6 rootstock as Euro pears but they fruit much quicker, in as early as 2years.

It seems either will graft onto each other.

Most peoples opinion of Nashi is that they are tasteless; this comes from the market only supplying fruit of the Nijisseiki (20th Century) variety picked 3 months early & green this suits the supermarkets, but a fully ripe Nashi is often yellow, juicy and sweet but remains crisp like and apple.

The Asian peoples use for the fruit was as a supply of portable liquid refreshment but this fruit deserves a better place in our gardens.

When I started planting the Nashi collection here Silvia wanted to know why I was wasting my time with these fruits, once she tasted a ripe Nijisseiki there was no question about putting in the rest.

Work is being done to see if putting a Euro pear on top of a Nashi makes the Euro Pear fruit any earlier.

Another task is to see if all of the Nashi will graft to Quince rootstock and dwarf the tree or does it require an inter graft of "William's Compatible" first then the Nashi on top.

 

Variety Origin Shape of Fruit Flower Days to Ripen Skin Pollinators Storage Chill
Bong Ri Korea 1941 Ovate pear Early 188 Brown Russet Tsu Li, Hwa Hong   High
Choju Japan Round Mid-Late 110 Russet Chojuro, Kosui, Hosui Poor Mod
Chojuro Japan 1889 Round Early-Mid 135-150 Brown Shinsui, Kosui, Nijisseiki, Hosui, WBC, PSF 5 mths Mod
Dan Bae Korea 1969 Round large Mid 171-179 Tan WBC, Hosui 5 mths High
Haeng Soo Korea Round Mid 121-132 Yellow-brown Mid Season, but Not Shin Soo Med 25-30 High
Hakko Japan 1972 Round Mid-late 115-125 Yellow-green Chojuro, Shinseiki, Yakumo, Kosui, Nijiseiki, NOT Shinsui Poor - med Mod
Hosui Japan 1972 Round Early-mid 135-145 Gold-brown Shinsui, Nijisseiki, Kosui, NOT Niitaka 3-4 mths Mod 550h
Hwa Hong Korea 1941 Pear Early-mid 155-167 Yellow Ya Li or Tsu Li maybe Hosui Mid 30 days High
Kikusui Japan 1927 Round Mid-late 135-145 Yellow-green Chojuro, Hosui, Kosui NOT Nijisseiki, Kosui and Shinsui, partly self fertile Med 5 mths Mod
Kosui Japan 1959 Round Mid-late 125-135 Gold - Tan Hosui, Chojuro, Nijisseiki NOT Shinsui 2 mths Mod 600h
Niitaka Japan 1915 Round pear Early 155-170 Russet gold Ya Li, (Chojuro if early) maybe Hwa Hong 5 mths Mod
Nijisseiki Japan 1898 Round Mid 140-155 Yellow Hosui, Shinsui, Packham's Triumph, Chojuro NOT Kikusui 6 mths cool st Mod
Okusankichi Japan V Large Round Mid-late 1995-210 Brown Russet Chojuro, Nijisseiki, Hosui, partly self-fertile 6-7 mths Med
Shen Li China Pear Early-mid Late 170 Yellow Niitaka, Dan Bae, Shinsei, William's Quite good Med
Shin Go Korea 1929 Round Pear Mid 165-170 Yellow-tan Dan Bae, Hosui and Kosui Short 30 days High
Shin Soo Korea 1965 Round Mid 110-115 Yellow brown Mid- self-incompatible cross incompatible with Haeng Soo 15-20 days High
Shinko Japan pre 1941 Round Mid 155-170 Yellow - tan Useful pollinator. Partially self fertile 4-5 mths Mod
Shinsei Japan 1984 Round Very early 180 Light brown Ya Li Stores well Mod
Shinseiki Japan Round Mid-late 125 Yellow Partially self-fertile. Williams', Hakko, Nijisseiki, Chojuro Short 2mths Mod
Shinsetsu Japan Round pear Mid-Late 195-210 Russet Chojuro, Hosui, Kosui Long Mod
Shinsui Japan 1965 Round Mid 115-125 Gold russet Nijisseiki, Chojuro NOT Kosui Short Mod
Tsu Li China Pear Very early 176-189 Lt Green-Yellow Ya Li, partly self fertile, Corella 6 mths Low
Ya Li China Pear Very early 175-190 Lt Yellow green Tsu Li, Chojuro if pollen stored, Corella Not cool Low
Yakumo Japan Round small Mid-late 110-120 Yellow green Hakko, Shinseiki Poor Mod

Source agric nsw website2007