Minami water pear is native to Japan. The fruit is round or flat, brown skin, bright surface, delicate flesh, very much juice, soluble solids 14.6-16.5, sugar content is extremely high, up to about 17%, the highest sugar content in pear varieties.
The leaves of Nanshui pear are large and thick, oval, dark green, large and thin serrated leaf margins, covered with white hairs, and the length of the leaves is 13~13.4 cm, and the width is 8.3~9 cm. The petiole is short, generally 0.9~1.2 cm long. The tree is stronger, the branches are more erect, the branches are thick, the hardness is large, and the internodes are long. The annual growth of the new shoot is 100~120 cm, and a small number of axillary flower buds can be formed in the year, and axillary flower buds are easier to form after the new shoot is shortened in that year.
The fruit is medium, with an average single fruit mass of 360 grams, and large fruits up to 500 grams. The fruit is flat-rounded, a few rounded, and the fruit is straight. The rind is yellowish and russet, and the fruit surface is smooth. The flesh is white, the flesh is delicate, the soluble solids are 14.6%~16.5%, and the organic acid is 0.3%; Sweet, fruity, good taste, high quality. The fruit ripens in mid-September in the Jiaodong area, and there are no symptoms such as heart rot, split fruit, and honey. Young trees often bear fruit with four ridges that reach the top of the fruit, and the mature trees bear fruit with a straight shape.
