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About Clumping Bamboo and Sugar Pear


About Sugar Pear and Clumping Bamboo


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Grass  
Fruit  

Origin
China  
Europe, Western Asia  

Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii  
pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear  

Number of Varieties
30  
99+
10  

Habitat
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods  
Hedge, Wood Margins  

USDA Hardiness Zone
8-12  
5-9  

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 7  
9-5  

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,070.00 cm  
38
370.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.00 cm  
99+
300.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Pale White  
White  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Acicular  
Lance shaped  

Thorns
No  
Yes  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply  
Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot  
Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Beetles, Bugs, Mites  
Birds, Butterflies  

Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity  
Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative  

Part of Plant Used
Stem, Tree trunks  
Fruits  

Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry  
Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical  
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
BAMBUSA beecheyana  
PYRUS communis 'Sugar'  

Common Name
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo  
Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear  

In Hindi
बांस  
Sugar pear  

In German
Verklumpung Bambus  
Kultur-Birne  

In French
clumping Bamboo  
Poirier commun  

In Spanish
clumping Bamboo  
Pyrus communis  

In Greek
συσσώρευση μπαμπού  
Sugar pear  

In Portuguese
bambu aglutinação  
Sugar pear  

In Polish
zbicie bambus  
Grusza pospolita  

In Latin
clumping Bamboo  
Sugar pear  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Cyperales  
Rosales  

Family
Poaceae  
Rosaceae  

Genus
Bambusa  
Pyrus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
Bambuseae  
-  

Subfamily
Bambusoideae  
-  

Number of Species
1200  
22
35  

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Properties of Clumping Bamboo and Sugar Pear

Wondering what are the properties of Clumping Bamboo and Sugar Pear? We provide you with everything About Clumping Bamboo and Sugar Pear. Clumping Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Sugar Pear doesn't have thorns. Also Clumping Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Clumping Bamboo has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash and Respiratory distress and Sugar Pear has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash and Respiratory distress. 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 Clumping Bamboo and Sugar Pear and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Clumping Bamboo and Sugar Pear

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

Clumping Bamboo and Sugar Pear Physical Information

Clumping Bamboo and Sugar Pear physical information is very important for comparison. Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Clumping Bamboo and Sugar Pear are as follows:

Care of Clumping Bamboo and Sugar Pear

Care of Clumping Bamboo and Sugar Pear include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Sugar Pear pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Clumping Bamboo 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.

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