Asian pears · Dave Wilson Nursery

Shinseiki Asian Pear

Pyrus pyrifolia ‘Shinseiki’

A vigorous, heavy-bearing Asian pear with crisp, juicy, sweet fruit and bright yellow skin for warm-winter orchards.

Chill hours: About 350–400 hours
Harvest: June in the low desert
Pollination: Self-fruitful; cross-pollination can improve yield
Mature size: Usually 10–20 ft with annual pruning; rootstock determines ultimate size

Our pick for most gardens

1/2 inch caliper

The everyday choice. Enough trunk to stand on its own, young enough to settle in quickly and fruit on schedule.

$29

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Where this tree sits

The seven layers of a food forest

Lower canopy

Fruit trees kept below the tall ones. Most of this year's programme lives here, held to eight or ten feet by summer pruning.

Asian pears sit in this layer.