Longan

Sugar Pear

About Longan and Sugar Pear

Longan

Sugar Pear

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Origin

Southern Asia, India, China

Europe, Western Asia

Types

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear

Number of Varieties

6510

0 40000

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Habitat

Humid climates, Warmer regions

Hedge, Wood Margins

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-105-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-4

9-5

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 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

910.00 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Ivory

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Gold, Tan

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

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

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Less Watering

Lots of watering

In Spring

Adequately

Moderate

In Winter

Ample Water

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

Don't prune in winter, No pruning needed in the early stages

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize three times a year, very little fertilizers at a time

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars, Scale, Spider mites

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth

Plant Tolerance

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

✔ ✘

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Heart problems, Skin Disorders, Vitamin C

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Other Uses

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, Shade Trees, Tropical

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DIMOCARPUS longan

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'

Common Name

Longan

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear

In Hindi

Longan

Sugar pear

In German

Longan

Kultur-Birne

In French

longane

Poirier commun

In Spanish

Longan

Pyrus communis

In Greek

Longan

Sugar pear

In Portuguese

Longan

Sugar pear

In Polish

Longan

Grusza pospolita

In Latin

Longan

Sugar pear

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Rosales

Family

Sapindaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Dimocarpus

Pyrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

6535

1 27800

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Properties of Longan and Sugar Pear

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

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Season and Care of Longan and Sugar Pear

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

Longan and Sugar Pear Physical Information

Longan and Sugar Pear physical information is very important for comparison. Longan height is 910.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Longan and Sugar Pear are as follows:

Longan flower color: White and Ivory
Longan leaf color: Red, Green and Dark Green
Sugar Pear flower color: White
Sugar Pear leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Longan and Sugar Pear

Care of Longan and Sugar Pear include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Longan pruning is done Don't prune in winter and No pruning needed in the early stages and Sugar Pear pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Longan needs Less Watering and in winter, it needs Ample Water. Whereas, in summer Sugar Pear needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.