Pear Tree - Asian 20th Century

Description
Botanical Name: 
Pyrus pyrifolia

Juicy, sweet, mild flavored fruit is crisp like an apple. Keeps well. Easy to grow, heavy bearing small tree.
Fruit thinning is important with Asian Pear varieties. They often develop more fruit than the branches can physically support, so thinning will help relieve the possibility of breakage. Also, allowing too many fruit to develop results in great numbers of small and poor quality fruit, so thinning the young fruit gives the remaining fruit more nutrients and light, and consequently higher quality fruit. Lastly Asian pears that over produce fruit in one season may not produce at all the next season. Thinning helps maintain annual fruit production.

Plant Characteristics
Plant Category: 
Fruit & Fruit Trees
Name: 
20th Century Asian Pear
Plant Type: 
Deciduous
Mature Size: 
12-15' tall and 15' wide
Water: 
Moderate
Exposure:: 
Full Sun
Spacing: 
15'
Soil Type: 
Clay; loam; sand; acidic; alkaline; well drained
Planting Time: 
all seasons