Twentieth Century Asian Pear

History and description of Twentieth Century Asian Pear

Small to medium sized, round fruit. Yellow skin when ripe. Crisp very juicy flesh. Good flavour.

The most popular commercial variety grown in Japan where it is known as Nijisseiki. Heavy cropping requiring thinning to obtain good sized fruit. Trees tend to be weak growing in British conditions.

Characteristics of Twentieth Century Asian Pear pear trees

Use	Dessert
Colour
Flavour
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Sep-Oct
Season of use	Sep-Oct
Tree vigour	Small
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Pollination date	0
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners