Chinese pear, Japanese pear, nashi, sand pear
Pyrus serotina
An upright, deciduous tree to 10m, with white blossom in mid-spring followed by spherical fruit 4cm across with golden-brown skin. Initially hard and gritty, fruit is crisp and juicy when fully ripe, and is suitable for cooking or eating fresh
8-12 metres
4-8 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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| Spring | ||||
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| Autumn | ||||
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Needs a deep, fertile, moist but well-drained, fairly neutral soil in a sheltered, sunny position. Will not thrive on very acid soils, shallow chalk soils or with shade for more than half the day. See Pears or pear cultivation for further advice
Propagate by seed sown in a seedbed in autumn, or by chip budding in late summer, or grafting in mid-winter
May be susceptible to aphids, caterpillars, codling moth, pear blister mite, pear midge and pear and cherry slugworm
May be susceptible to blossom wilt, brown rot, fireblight, pear scab, European pear rust and honey fungus (rarely)