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The Shinko Asian Pear is a vigorous and productive variety, prized for its crisp, juicy fruit and natural disease resistance. The fruit is rounded with attractive golden-bronze skin, while the flesh inside is yellowish-white, crisp, and very juicy, offering a rich, sweet flavor that makes it excellent for fresh eating, salads, and preserves.
Shinko pears are also valued for their outstanding storage ability, keeping for 2–3 months without losing their flavor or crunch. This makes them an excellent choice for home gardeners who want fresh fruit well beyond harvest season.
The tree itself is hardy, vigorous, and naturally resistant to fire blight, one of the most common pear diseases. At maturity, it grows 18–20 feet tall with a spread of 12–15 feet. For best yields, plant trees about 30 feet apart. Shinko is partially self-fertile, but will produce heavier crops when pollinated by compatible varieties such as Bartlett, Kieffer, or Shinseiki.
With a chill requirement of 400–500 hours, Shinko thrives in zones 5a–9a. In the warmer parts of zones 8 and 9, it benefits from partial afternoon shade to reduce stress and maintain fruit quality. Harvest comes in late fall, providing a crisp, flavorful treat after many other fruits are finished for the season.
Key Features:
Round fruit with golden-bronze skin and crisp, juicy yellow-white flesh
Sweet, rich flavor perfect for fresh eating or preserves
Excellent storage life — up to 2–3 months
Naturally resistant to fire blight
Partially self-fertile; best with pollinators (Bartlett, Kieffer, Shinseiki)
Mature size: 18–20 ft tall, 12–15 ft wide
Chill requirement: 400–500 hours
Hardy in zones 5a–9a (needs partial shade in zones 8–9)
Bears fruit in late fall
The Shinko Asian Pear is a reliable, disease-resistant choice for home orchards, combining crisp, flavorful fruit with excellent storage life and ease of care.
We only ship to the continental USA no shipping to California, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Our plants ship bare root or with minimal soil in a bag. 5 gallon pots or larger they must be picked up at the nursery ( or call for special shipping arrangements to see if we can ship to you ).
The picture is an example and is not always the actual plant being shipped
