🌱 Permaplans · All plants · Asian pear
Nijisseiki – Asian pear

Nijisseiki

Variety of Asian pear · Pyrus pyrifolia culta
Classic nashi cultivar with smooth, yellow-green skin.
Edible value9Medicinal value2Other uses1
🇯🇵 Japan 1888

Taste & characteristics

Taste

crispjuicysweetrefreshing

Profile

Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Round fruit with smooth, yellow-green skin; very crisp, juicy flesh with a mild-sweet, refreshing flavour.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Asian pear unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

Plan this plant into your own garden

Plan this variety into your own garden, compare varieties and find pollinators – with the variety finder in the app.

← Back to Asian pear