General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Time: Spring
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PBR
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Chinese Pear
  • Japanese Pear
  • Asian Pear
  • Sand Pear
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Pyrus pyrifolia
  • Synonym: Pyrus serotina
Also sold as:
  • Twentieth Century
  • 20th Century
  • Século XX

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Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-20
Location: Sherwood Oregon
Date: 2015-03-16
Early spring
Location: Sherwood Oregon
Date: 2014-06-09 
Immature fruit
Location: Sherwood Oregon
Date: 2015-03-16
Early spring

UK National Fruit Collection photo
Location: Sherwood Oregon
Date: 2014-06-15 
young Nijisseiki (Asian Pear)
Location: Sherwood Oregon
Date: 2015-03-13
early blossoms
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Comments:
  • Posted by Toni (Sherwood Oregon - Zone 8a) on Aug 22, 2014 11:29 PM concerning plant:
    20th Century Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia ‘Nijisseiki’) is a great fruit tree: easy to maintain, resistant to many diseases, and drought tolerant once established. For me it began producing fruit in its third year. The fruit is wonderfully sweet with a slight tartness. Very crispy and juicy. The fruit stores well in a dry, cool environment.

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