Atago Asian Pear Tree

Atago is a late season, russet skin Asian pear. It carried the named Atago region of Japan and introduced in 1928 by Ninomiya-Engei Testing Center. It considered a cross between Nijisseiki and Imamura Aki. The fruit is large, round, slightly asymmetrical with golden brown russet skin. It is sweet and juicy. The tree is vigorous and productive. It is a late season variety and the fruit ripens about 3-4 weeks before Ya Li. It characterizes with a long and profuse bloom period, making it a good choice as a pollenizer. The tree needs very little thinning for large fruit. It has very good storage quality. It grows USDA cold hardiness zones 5-8.