Nashi Hosui
Nashi originates from China, where it is called ‘Li’ (apple), while the term ‘Nashi’ is Japanese and means ‘pear’. At the end of the 1980s, it also started to be cultivated in Europe and differs from the common pear in its round, flattened shape, similar to that of an apple (hence the improper name ‘pear-apple’). A vigorous and rather rustic plant that adapts to most Italian fruit-growing areas.
Tree:
the plant is quite vigorous when young, but growth slows down, so pruning can be reduced. As it ages, the bark takes on a very dark shade, tending to black, which is very decorative. Very resistant to winter cold (approx. -20°).
Flowering:
They are born white with the edge of the petal often coloured pink by the cool night. Sensitive to spring frosts. Possible pollinators: partially self-fertile, Shinsui, Nijisseiki, Kosui.
Maturation:
average, occurs between August and September, in a staggered manner.
Fruit:
Fruit with bronze-coloured skin, covered with lenticels of moderate intensity, the size is large. Fruiting is very fast and abundant, but good thinning within a few weeks after flowering is necessary to obtain large-sized fruit.
Taste:
The flesh is firm and juicy with a sweet, fragrant flavour.