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About Copper Beech and Sugar Pear


About Sugar Pear and Copper Beech


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Tree  
Fruit  

Origin
Europe  
Europe, Western Asia  

Types
-  
pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear  

Number of Varieties
15  
99+
10  

Habitat
Temperate Regions  
Hedge, Wood Margins  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-7  
5-9  

AHS Heat Zone
9-4  
9-5  

Sunset Zone
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 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
Oval or Rounded  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm  
22
370.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
1,070.00 cm  
19
300.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Yellow green  
White  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

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

Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Sea Green  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Gold, Copper, Bronze  
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Elliptic and Ovate  
Lance shaped  

Thorns
No  
Yes  

Season

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

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring  
Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Transplanting  
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs  
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  
Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Beech tarcrust  
Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
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
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Birds  
Birds, Butterflies  

Allergy
Mildly Toxic  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative  

Part of Plant Used
Bark, Tree trunks  
Fruits  

Other Uses
Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases  
Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees  
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Fagus sylvatica  
PYRUS communis 'Sugar'  

Common Name
Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech  
Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear  

In Hindi
Copper Beech  
Sugar pear  

In German
Copper Beech  
Kultur-Birne  

In French
Hêtre pourpre  
Poirier commun  

In Spanish
Copper Beech  
Pyrus communis  

In Greek
Copper Beech  
Sugar pear  

In Portuguese
Copper Beech  
Sugar pear  

In Polish
Czerwony buk  
Grusza pospolita  

In Latin
Copper Beech  
Sugar pear  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Fagales  
Rosales  

Family
Fagaceae  
Rosaceae  

Genus
Fagus  
Pyrus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
13  
99+
35  

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Properties of Copper Beech and Sugar Pear

Wondering what are the properties of Copper Beech and Sugar Pear? We provide you with everything About Copper Beech and Sugar Pear. Copper Beech doesn't have thorns and Sugar Pear doesn't have thorns. Also Copper Beech does not have fragrant flowers. Copper Beech has allergic reactions like Mildly Toxic and Sugar Pear has allergic reactions like Mildly Toxic. 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 Copper Beech and Sugar Pear and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Copper Beech and Sugar Pear

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

Copper Beech and Sugar Pear Physical Information

Copper Beech and Sugar Pear physical information is very important for comparison. Copper Beech height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,070.00 cm whereas Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Copper Beech and Sugar Pear are as follows:

Care of Copper Beech and Sugar Pear

Care of Copper Beech and Sugar Pear include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Copper Beech 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 Copper Beech 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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