Pear (Asian), Hosui Asian

Hosui Asian Pear is a beloved variety known for its crisp, juicy texture and honey-sweet flavor with subtle hints of spice. With golden-bronze skin and exceptional fruit quality, Hosui is a favorite for fresh eating and culinary uses alike. This self-fertile tree is highly productive, ripening in late summer to early fall, and thrives in a range of climates. Hosui's beautiful spring blossoms and ornamental appeal make it a functional and attractive addition to home orchards and edible landscapes.

Key Characteristics

Exceptional Fruit Quality: Hosui Asian Pear produces medium to large fruits with smooth, golden-bronze skin and a crisp, juicy texture. Its honey-sweet flavor with mild spice notes makes it perfect for fresh eating, fruit salads, and desserts.

Reliable Productivity: This variety is known for its heavy, consistent fruit production. Ripening from late summer to early fall, Hosui provides a reliable and abundant harvest year after year.

Plan for Cross-Pollination: Plant Hosui with a compatible pear that flowers at the same time. Dave Wilson Nursery lists 20th Century, Chojuro, Shinko, or Bartlett as pollenizers.

Beautiful Spring Blossoms: In early spring, the tree is covered in fragrant white blossoms that attract bees and other pollinators, adding ornamental beauty to orchards and gardens.

Adaptable and Easy to Grow: Hosui is tolerant of a wide range of soils, preferring well-drained, loamy soil, and grows well in full sun. Its disease resistance and low maintenance needs make it a great choice for home growers.

Product Details

• Sun Requirements: Full sun
• Soil Requirements: Well-drained, loamy soils; tolerates slightly acidic to neutral soils
• Bloom Time: Early spring
• Bloom Color: White
• Fruit Qualities: Golden-bronze skin, crisp, juicy, honey-sweet flavor
• Fruit Uses: Fresh eating, fruit salads, desserts, culinary uses
• Fruit Ripening Season: Late summer to early fall
• Pollination partners: Choose a different Asian pear and confirm bloom overlap locally; weather and region affect flowering dates. A second tree of this same named variety does not provide cross-pollination. Suggested partners: Pear (Asian), 20th Century, Pear (Asian), Shinseiki.
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-9

Hosui Asian Pear combines delicious fruit, high productivity, and ornamental charm, making it a must-have for home orchards and edible gardens.

Fruit size: Large (3-4 inches in diameter)
Shape: Round to oval
Taste: Sweet, crisp, and juicy
Color: Brownish-orange with russeted skin
Fruit maturity time: Late August or early September
Flowering time: Mid-late flowering (after Bartlett pears)
Cold Hours: approximately 300–400 (Dave Wilson Nursery estimate)

Pear tree pollination:
Hosui Asian pears are self-incompatible, meaning they need to be pollinated by another variety of Asian pear tree in order to produce fruit. See our Pollination page for more information on cross-pollination varieties and requirements!