Nashi variety : Nijisseiki
This information forms part of Agfact H4.1.14 Nashi asian pear varieties
Nashi Asian pear variety Nijisseiki (20th Century)
| Origin | Japan, chance seedling found on a rubbish heap in 1898 by Mr Kakunosuke Matsudo at Ishii, Chiba, P. pyrifolia. |
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| Tree | Medium to low vigour, spreading with wide branch angles, spur bearer, susceptible to fire blight. Ovate leaf with medium serrations, young leaves and shoots are whitely pubescent. |
| Chilling requirement | Moderate. |
| Blossom and pollination |
Mid season, can set very heavily, up to 9 or 10 per flower cluster, 2 or 3 times, white medium flowers, tend to be pointy in bud. Hosui, Shinsui, Packham's Triumph, (Chojuro, but may be too early for Nijisseiki), NOT Kikusui. |
| Fruit shape | Round, oblate, medium, can be small if too many on tree, need to thin to one per spur or two spurs. |
| Skin and flesh | Yellowish green clear skin, subject to abrasion and marking under certain conditions, cracks badly after heavy continuous rain like Kikusui. Good eating quality, medium sugar, high acid. |
| Harvest | 2-3 weeks after Shinsui, and after Kosui, 140-155 days after full bloom. |
| Storage | Up to six months cool storage. |