Kukui

Sugar Pear

About Kukui and Sugar Pear

Kukui

Sugar Pear

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Fruit

Origin

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Europe, Western Asia

Types

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear

Number of Varieties

310

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Habitat

Woodlands

Hedge, Wood Margins

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-125-9

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9-5

Sunset Zone

H2, 23, 24

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,370.00 cm370.00 cm

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Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm300.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Gray Green

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Lance shaped

Thorns

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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

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Insects

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth

Plant Tolerance

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

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cramps, Dermatitis

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Fruits

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALEURITES moluccanus

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'

Common Name

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear

In Hindi

Aleurites moluccanus

Sugar pear

In German

Lichtnussbaum

Kultur-Birne

In French

Aleurites moluccana

Poirier commun

In Spanish

Aleurites moluccanus

Pyrus communis

In Greek

Aleurites moluccanus

Sugar pear

In Portuguese

Nogueira-de-iguape

Sugar pear

In Polish

Nogueira-de-iguape

Grusza pospolita

In Latin

Aleurites moluccanus

Sugar pear

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Rosales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Aleurites

Pyrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Aleuritideae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

5035

1 27800

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Properties of Kukui and Sugar Pear

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

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Season and Care of Kukui and Sugar Pear

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

Kukui and Sugar Pear Physical Information

Kukui and Sugar Pear physical information is very important for comparison. Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Kukui and Sugar Pear are as follows:

Kukui flower color: White
Kukui leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray
Sugar Pear flower color: White
Sugar Pear leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Kukui and Sugar Pear

Care of Kukui and Sugar Pear include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kukui 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 Kukui needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Sugar Pear needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.