Description
Organic Kosui nashi: the crisp, very sweet Asian pear
The Kosui nashi is a Japanese variety of Asian pear, also called apple pear because of its round shape and crisp flesh. Its juicy, very sweet fruit turns bronze when ripe.
The fruit
The fruit of the Kosui nashi is round, medium to large, with thin, rough, bronze-coloured skin. The flesh is white, crisp, juicy and very sweet. Unlike European pears, nashi flesh stays firm even when fully ripe.
Uses and storage
- In the kitchen: eaten fresh, in desserts, jams or fruit salads. It also goes well with savoury dishes (cheese, foie gras) and can be cooked to accompany meat.
- Storage: a few weeks in a cool place after harvest.
Which rootstock should you choose?
- Kirchensaller: vigorous pear seedling rootstock, for most soils, including dry or chalky ones.
- Calleryana: for heavier or moist soils, and hot summers.
Planting and caring for the Kosui nashi
- Soil: well-drained, preferably slightly acidic.
- Position: full sun, sheltered from the wind.
- Watering: regular in the first years, to keep the soil moist.
- Pollination: not self-fertile. It needs another nashi or a pear tree nearby that flowers at the same time. The Shinseiki nashi and the Williams pear tree are good pollinizers.
An organic nashi from Terra’Terre Nursery
Our Kosui nashi is offered from organic farming by our nursery in Le Passage d’Agen (Lot-et-Garonne). It is shipped from December onwards, or available for Click & Collect at the nursery.
Our advice in video
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