Kikusui Asian Pear

Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)

midseason
Harvest Season within fruit type

midseason
Harvest Dates:

August 5 to August 21

(approximate for Hickman, CA)

-WHERE TO BUY-

Juicy, sweet, yellow-skinned fruit - crisp like an apple when ripe. Superb fresh eating, one of the best. Easy to grow. Keeps well. Mid-August in Central CA. 450 hours. Partly self-fruitful or pollenized by Ishiiwase or 20th Century.

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Additional Notes

In DWN formal taste tests, Kikusui has been one of the most consistently high-scoring varieties, per the 2014 DWN Fruit Tasting Report.

WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2023-24 planting season, Kikusui is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in approximate order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):

Calleryana (semi-standard, slightly dwarfing)

Where to Buy DWN Trees

Kikusui Asian Pear

Additional Notes

For Home Gardens