Pear (Asian), Hosui Asian, Bare Root

Hosui Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia ‘Hosui’)

Hosui is an Asian pear with golden-brown russet skin and sweet, exceptionally juicy flesh. Its rich flavor and crisp texture make it particularly useful for fresh eating.

Key Characteristics

Sweet flavor beneath russet skin

The round fruit has a thin golden-brown russet finish around crisp white flesh. Let it sweeten on the tree rather than picking it for indoor softening.

Fruit size depends on thinning

Hosui can set a heavy crop and needs space between fruit for good size. Thin early, before the developing pears crowd one another.

Balance flavor with practical care

Hosui is prized for eating quality rather than the strongest fire-blight resistance. Maintain moderate growth, good airflow, and regular observation in humid pear-growing regions.

Pollination Partners

Cross-pollination requires a different compatible cultivar. Options in our 2027 selection include Shinko, 20th Century, Olympic. Cross-pollination depends on overlapping bloom, not matching harvest months.

Rootstock and Mature Size

Standard Pyrus calleryana rootstock can produce a tree roughly 20–30 feet tall. Allow room for the rootstock you choose, keep the graft above soil level, and remove any shoots arising below it.

Product Details

• Sun: Full sun to light partial shade; full sun is best for fruiting.
• Soil: medium to medium-dry, well-drained soil; avoid standing water.
• Mature height: Approximately 20–30 feet; see rootstock and pruning guidance above.
• Bloom: Early to mid-spring; white flowers.
• Fruit: Golden-brown russeted round pears; crisp, very juicy white flesh with rich sweetness.
• Uses: Fresh eating, salads, juice, and short-term refrigerated storage.
• Ripening: August–September
• Chill hours: Approximately 300–400 hours.
• Pollination: Cross-pollination with a compatible cultivar required.
• USDA hardiness: Zones 5–9.

General Pear Orchard Guidance

A good start

Choose well-drained soil and enough room for the mature tree. Water consistently while roots establish, mulch with space around the trunk, and keep vigorous grass and other competitors away from the young root zone.

Fertility and fruit-tree guilds

Use a soil test to guide lime and fertilizer rather than feeding heavily by default. Our Tree Planting Kit fertilizer blend is an optional planting supplement; keep concentrated fertilizer away from bare roots and avoid excess nitrogen.

Interested in permaculture and stacking functions around your fruit trees? Explore our fruit-tree guild guide for ideas on combining plants for flowers, ground cover, and mulch while giving your tree room to grow.

Practical pest and disease care

Train strong branch angles, thin crowded fruit, and avoid excessive nitrogen that produces tender growth vulnerable to fire blight. Remove diseased growth using appropriate pruning guidance and monitor for pear psylla and fruit-feeding insects. Pick European dessert pears mature but firm for indoor ripening; Asian pears usually ripen on the tree.