Just want some help confirming my suspensions about the identity of some mislabeled trees I got one of the bigger nurseries.
Thx!
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What did each tag saiid that belongs to each tree?
20th Century, Chojoro, Hosui, Shinko, Shinsiki
Most of the trees look like the middle picture Hosui? Guessing the Green ones are 20th century? Don’t know about the one with long stem and smooth skin?
My Chujoro had the most russet color of all my Asian pear. The greenish color one may be Shinseiki because the 20th Century always crack badly every year for me. The small top one maybe the Hosui.
Tony
Middle picture looks like hosui to me. First one looks too immature to identify in my opinion, and I have no clue what the last one is…
I’m making educated guesses and much of confirmation will depend on ripening times. The first one I’m guessing is Korean Giant, the second hosui, the third could be several types with Drippin honey being the best of the group. Once they ripen you will know a lot more. Leaves are also helpful sometimes with identification. .
Conjuro, Hosui, and Shinko have russeted skin. 20th Century and Shinseiki have non russeted skin.
Agree with Clark that you could use a ripening time as a factor to determine the varieties.
When young Hosui and Shinko look very similar. From my memory, Shinko was on a small size. Hosui, when thinned properly, has good size.
Shinseiki is larger in size than 20th Century. 20th C when fully ripens, turns pale yellow. I don’t have the data on hand re. the ripening time of 20th century.
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Here are a few pictures of my Asian pear to compare with yours.
Chujoro
Shinko
Shinseiki
Mishirasu
Pai Li
Drippin Honey
Korean Giant
Yali
Tennosui
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So is mine. Lovely pears I’m still a couple of years away from mine bearing yet darn it. I must say I am getting very antsy for my fruit to start bearing.
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Thanks for the help. There seems to be a lot of mislabeled pictures of Asian pears on the net the were not much help. Hopefully, I will be able to be sure of the varieties as they ripen. I think most of the 13 trees in question are Hosui. I have other barring Hosui from another source to compare to. Perhaps the first picture is Shinko.