Kou

Sugar Pear

About Kou and Sugar Pear

Kou

Sugar Pear

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Fruit

Origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

Europe, Western Asia

Types

Mareer, Manjak

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear

Number of Varieties

1510

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Habitat

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

Hedge, Wood Margins

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-155-9

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-5

Sunset Zone

H1, H2

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

670.00 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Chocolate

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

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Root rot, Snails

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Fruits

Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

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, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CORDIA subcordata

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'

Common Name

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear

In Hindi

Cordia subcordata

Sugar pear

In German

Cordia subcordata

Kultur-Birne

In French

Cordia subcordata

Poirier commun

In Spanish

Cordia subcordata

Pyrus communis

In Greek

Cordia subcordata

Sugar pear

In Portuguese

Cordia subcordata

Sugar pear

In Polish

Cordia subcordata

Grusza pospolita

In Latin

Cordia subcordata

Sugar pear

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Rosales

Family

Boraginaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Cordia

Pyrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

135

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Properties of Kou and Sugar Pear

Wondering what are the properties of Kou and Sugar Pear? We provide you with everything About Kou and Sugar Pear. Kou doesn't have thorns and Sugar Pear doesn't have thorns. Also Kou does not have fragrant flowers. Kou has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Throat itching and Vomiting and Sugar Pear has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Throat itching and Vomiting. 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 Kou and Sugar Pear and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kou and Sugar Pear

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

Kou and Sugar Pear Physical Information

Kou and Sugar Pear physical information is very important for comparison. Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm whereas Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Kou and Sugar Pear are as follows:

Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green
Sugar Pear flower color: White
Sugar Pear leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Kou and Sugar Pear

Care of Kou and Sugar Pear include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kou pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove damaged leaves and Sugar Pear pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Kou 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.