Large fruit, smooth yellow skin. Very best quality - juicy, sweet, flavorful, crisp like an apple. Blooms later than Shinseiki and 20th Century.
Seigyoku Asian Pear
Seigyoku Asian Pear
- Estimated Chilling Requirement
500 hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
5 - 9 - Pollination
Partly self-fruitful or plant with Kikusui, 20th Century, or Bartlett.
- Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
midseason - Harvest Season within fruit type
midseason - Harvest Dates
August 3 to August 16(approximate for Hickman, CA)
-WHERE TO BUY-
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Additional Notes
In DWN formal taste tests, Seigyoku has been one of the most consistently high-scoring varieties, per the 2014 DWN Fruit Tasting Report.
