Pyrus pyrifolia 'Kosui'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Cultivation

A high-quality, early ripening Japanese pear. Origin: at the Natl. Hort. Res. Sta., Tsukuba, Japan. Kikusui × Wasekozo; cross made in 1941; first fruited in 1947; released in 1959. Tree: medium size; vigorous; spreading; resistant to blackspot; moderately resistant to scab. Fruit: medium size; skin mostly russeted, yellow to golden brown. Flesh: crisp, juicy, very sweet; ripens 2 weeks before Hosui and Chojuro; stores 8 weeks.
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Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) 17 - 25
Size small
Vigor vigorous
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Synonyms

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Kosui'