Chojuro Asian Pear Tree

The Chojuro Asian Pear tree produces delicious fruits in late August that store for five months of the year. Their sweet, crisp and very juicy white flesh tastes of pears and butterscotch, and they are great for eating fresh, or using in both sweet and savor salads. The medium-sized tree is easy to grow from zone 5 to 8, and with its bold spring display of creamy-white flowers, full of fragrance, it makes a beautiful ornamental tree too. Once the fruit has ripened and been picked, you are still in for a beautiful fall display of bright red leaves, making this tree truly a dual-purpose ornamental and fruiting tree for any garden. Plant one on a lawn, or in a flower bed, or begin your own home orchard.

• Large, crisp and juicy fruit tastes of pears and butterscotch
• Fruit will store for five months in a cool room
• Beautiful spring display of fragrant blossoms
• Spectacular bright red fall leaves
• Easily grown medium-sized tree

The Chojuro Asian Pear is easy to grow. Choose a sunny spot in rich, well-drained soil, and plant on a slope, or on higher ground, and avoid low-lying spots that can hold the frost in spring. All pear trees can be affected by pests or diseases, but the Asian pear is much less affected, and it is very easy to grow with very little attention. Some simple pruning and training in late winter, and thinning fruit for maximum size, is all the care needed to have your very own Asian pears on your table for almost half the year.