They are sizing up.
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Nice tree and pears. When do you anticipate them to ripen?
It ripen around the first week of September last year.
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Thanks
Tenn has flowers this year. Wish me luck!
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Tennosui pear definitely tasted mixed between Asian and European pear. Crunchy. Sweet tangy taste with reasonable amount of juice. No grits.
Tony
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Which pear tree are you using for cross-pollination, please?
I grafted some Shinko Asian pear to my Tennosui tree and I think the Shinko pollinated it. I think any Asian pear should be able to pollinated it.
Tony
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@tonyOmahaz5 Maybe there is two different pears going around as Tennosui, the one @coolmantoole has sounds like itâs a âflowering group number 6 (Pollination group F)â variety, blooming later than most other pears.
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Itâs also quite possible that Tennosui is self pollinating. Many hybrid and Asian pears are. I may find out this year. Fireblight killed my Scarlet which doesnât seem to be very resistant at all. And my Savannah pear, still young and super slow maturing, isnât going to bloom this year.
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According to my local nursery (and itâs a fruit/veg loverâs nursery, highly recommended by the local CRFG members too), Tennosui IS self-fertile. I bought one last year and itâs the only pear I have. The tree is small though so weâll see what happens.
Btw they also told me about âSouthern Kingâ as a new variety thatâs a hybrid and thatâs supposed to be very good, especially for low chill locations like Southern California (where I am based). Though folks are still trying this pear apparently.
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About how tall and wide is your Tennosui, and what rootstock is it grafted to? I have one on OHxF333 about to be planted. Thanks!
Hey Marcus, any update on Tennosui being self-pollinating?
Other trees were blooming when my Tennosui bloomed, so I have no way to test self-fertility. The same goes for southern King.