Pyrus pyrifolia 'Shinsui'
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Shinsui is one of the sweetest of the early-season Asian pears. It also looks superb with its golden-brown skin, flecked with lenticels.
The flesh is very crisp, very juicy, and very sweet.
The fruits can be stored for about a month.
Shinsui is a naturally precocious Asian pear, but somewhat susceptible to fireblight.
It grows with a vigorous upright habit.
Advice on fruit tree pollination.
Shinsui was developed in Japan in the 1960s and is a cross between Kikusui and Kimizukawase.