Black Currant

Sugar Pear

About Black Currant and Sugar Pear

Black Currant

Sugar Pear

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Origin

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

Europe, Western Asia

Types

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear

Number of Varieties

1510

0 40000

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Habitat

Fertile bottom land, Temperate Regions

Hedge, Wood Margins

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-3

9-5

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green, Purple

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Black

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Earwigs, Insects, Mildew, Red blotch, Rust, sawflies

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Asthma, Eczema, Food Allergy, Hives

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

Traditional medicine, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RIBES nigrum

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'

Common Name

Black Currant

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear

In Hindi

Black Currant

Sugar pear

In German

Black Currant

Kultur-Birne

In French

groseille noire

Poirier commun

In Spanish

negro Grosella

Pyrus communis

In Greek

μαύρη σταφίδα

Sugar pear

In Portuguese

groselha-preta

Sugar pear

In Polish

czarna porzeczka

Grusza pospolita

In Latin

nigrum currants

Sugar pear

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Grossulariaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Ribes

Pyrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

15035

1 27800

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Properties of Black Currant and Sugar Pear

Wondering what are the properties of Black Currant and Sugar Pear? We provide you with everything About Black Currant and Sugar Pear. Black Currant has thorns and Sugar Pear doesn't have thorns. Also Black Currant does not have fragrant flowers. Black Currant has allergic reactions like Asthma, Eczema, Food Allergy and Hives and Sugar Pear has allergic reactions like Asthma, Eczema, Food Allergy and Hives. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Black Currant and Sugar Pear and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Currant and Sugar Pear

Season and care of Black Currant and Sugar Pear is important to know. While considering everything about Black Currant and Sugar Pear Care, growing season is an essential factor. Black Currant season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Sugar Pear season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Black Currant is Loam and for Sugar Pear is Loam while the PH of soil for Black Currant is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Sugar Pear is Neutral.

Black Currant and Sugar Pear Physical Information

Black Currant and Sugar Pear physical information is very important for comparison. Black Currant height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Black Currant and Sugar Pear are as follows:

Black Currant flower color: Green and Purple
Black Currant leaf color: Green
Sugar Pear flower color: White
Sugar Pear leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Black Currant and Sugar Pear

Care of Black Currant and Sugar Pear include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Currant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sugar Pear pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Black Currant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sugar Pear needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.