Juicy, sweet, yellow-skinned fruit - crisp like an apple when ripe. Superb fresh eating, one of the best. Easy to grow. Keeps well.
Kikusui Asian Pear
Kikusui Asian Pear
- Estimated Chilling Requirement
500 hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
5 - 9 - Pollination
Partly self-fruitful or pollenized by Ishiiwase or 20th Century.
- Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
midseason - Harvest Season within fruit type
midseason - Harvest Dates
August 5 to August 21(approximate for Hickman, CA)
-WHERE TO BUY-
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Additional Notes
In DWN formal taste tests, Kikusui has been one of the most consistently high-scoring varieties, per the 2014 DWN Fruit Tasting Report.
WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2019-20 planting season, Kikusui is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):
Calleryana (semi-standard, slightly dwarfing)
