Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Potted Mishirasu Asian Pear

Available only for pick-up at nursery.

History: Mishirasu is an Asian pear from Japan.

Why We Grow It: Mishirasu is a popular variety since the fruit are extra large with a sweet, mild flavour and a nice crunch. The skin is brown and russeted, and the fruit have a roundish shape that is reminiscent of European pears.

      $80.00

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      Fruit Traits:

      Recommended Use: Fresh eating

      Fruit Size:

      Storage: Keeps through most of the winter when stored in cool, humid conditions

      Harvest: October - Early

      Tree Traits:

      Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5

      Soil Preferance: Sandy loam, loam, clay loam. Prefers average to moist conditions with well-drained soils, avoid planting anywhere that floods for more than two weeks in the spring.

      Flowering Time: Early

      Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different pear variety (European or Asian) that blooms around the same time

      Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

      General Growth Habit: Vigorous and fairly precocious. Spur bearing.

      Reminder: Potted plants are available for pick-up only!

      Potted plants vary in size and age, but we typically pot berries and smaller seedlings in 1-3 gal pots and larger grafted trees in 5-16 gal pots.

      • 1g pots - 1-3ft tall
      • 2g or 3g pots - 1.5-3ft tall
      • 5g pots - 3-7ft tall
      • 8g pots - 4-7ft tall
      • 16g pots - 6-8ft tall

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