My single Hosui pear is getting incrementally larger. I’ve been trying to read up on ripening dates, but those will be misleading since they will be from a different climate than mine. I’ve heard they stay on the tree weeks after ripening so I’ll be patient.
Love the russet on the skin. No sign of insect damage.
This little tree… I’m glad I let this single bloom continue to a fruit.
Also with the late growth spurt, the tree has added some new leaves. Impressive how large the leaves can get.
I’m also happy to say the new growth has not attracted any aphids. Is it late in the year for them here? Considering earlier this summer there were loads of aphids I’m surprised there are none now.
You need to cover it up, I read they are supposed to turn red from green. Last year I picked a tiny one very late, maybe Oct, but it’s delicious. Mine is still gree, but it’s in the shade.
I’ll pick my single Hosui today I think. Nice golden russet color and all the online info I can find does say first week of August… And I’m in a warm place so…
Though I’ve only gotten one very small amount of pluerry plums off my other trees last year (and apples from a tree I removed as every single fruit had apple spot), this is clearly the most blemish free fruit I’ve grown.
I liked it. I think it was short on sweetness so it was probably not fully ripe. (really need to find y wine brix refractometer).
I noticed a sort of inner circle in the fruit. See photos. The meat in that area was not as sweet.
Obviously if I had more fruit I would leave the rest for a bit longer until I can figure out how to tell ripeness. Hopefully next year I have enough to do so.
