The standard against which other Asian pears are compared. Origin: in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, in 1888 by Kakunosuke Matsudo. Chance seedling; introd. in 1898. Tree: medium size; upright, becoming spreading; productive. Must thin for good fruit size. Susceptible to blackspot. Fruit: mediumlarge, 66 mm in diam., 55 mm long; globose-oblate; skin smooth, greenish-yellow to yellow; semi-glossy; inconspicuous lenticels. Flesh: crisp, white, juicy, sweet, bland. Ripens mid-August in Oregon, just after Chojuro; stores 20 weeks.
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