Nutmeg

Sugar Pear

About Nutmeg and Sugar Pear

Nutmeg

Sugar Pear

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Fruit

Origin

Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Europe, Nepal, Southern Asia, Southern Europe

Europe, Western Asia

Types

Myristica fragrans

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear

Number of Varieties

15010

0 40000

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Habitat

Cold Regions, Hills, Hillside

Hedge, Wood Margins

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

9-5

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,000.00 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

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Brown

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Copper

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

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

All year

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Seedlings

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

In Early Autumn, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

fertilize in spring, Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Armillaria mellea, Blight, Caterpillars, Crown gall, Crown rot, fungus, Powdery mildew, Red blotch

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Frost

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Bees, Beetles, Caterpillar, Small mammals

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Abdominal distension, flushing of face, hallucinations, Headache, Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Absorbs greenhouse gases, Absorbs huge amounts of CO2, Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Erosion control, Food for birds, Food for insects, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Windbreak

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anemia, anti-cancer, Antispasmodic, Asthma, Diarrhea, Healing, Stomach spasms, Thoat infection

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

Making deodorants, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as a laxative, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Groundcover

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Myristica fragrans

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'

Common Name

Nutmeg

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear

In Hindi

जायफल

Sugar pear

In German

Muskatnuss

Kultur-Birne

In French

noix de muscade

Poirier commun

In Spanish

nuez moscada

Pyrus communis

In Greek

μοσχοκάρυδο

Sugar pear

In Portuguese

noz-moscada

Sugar pear

In Polish

gałka muszkatołowa

Grusza pospolita

In Latin

nutmeg

Sugar pear

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Magnoliales

Rosales

Family

Poaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Myristica

Pyrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Myrteae

Subfamily

Myrtoideae

Number of Species

235

1 27800

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Properties of Nutmeg and Sugar Pear

Wondering what are the properties of Nutmeg and Sugar Pear? We provide you with everything About Nutmeg and Sugar Pear. Nutmeg doesn't have thorns and Sugar Pear doesn't have thorns. Also Nutmeg does not have fragrant flowers. Nutmeg has allergic reactions like Abdominal distension, flushing of face, hallucinations, Headache and Pollen and Sugar Pear has allergic reactions like Abdominal distension, flushing of face, hallucinations, Headache and Pollen. 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 Nutmeg and Sugar Pear and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Nutmeg and Sugar Pear

Season and care of Nutmeg and Sugar Pear is important to know. While considering everything about Nutmeg and Sugar Pear Care, growing season is an essential factor. Nutmeg season is All year and Sugar Pear season is All year. The type of soil for Nutmeg is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Sugar Pear is Loam while the PH of soil for Nutmeg is Acidic, Neutral and for Sugar Pear is Neutral.

Nutmeg and Sugar Pear Physical Information

Nutmeg and Sugar Pear physical information is very important for comparison. Nutmeg height is 1,000.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Nutmeg and Sugar Pear are as follows:

Nutmeg flower color:
Nutmeg leaf color: Green and Copper
Sugar Pear flower color: White
Sugar Pear leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Nutmeg and Sugar Pear

Care of Nutmeg and Sugar Pear include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Nutmeg pruning is done In Early Autumn, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove dead leaves and Sugar Pear pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Nutmeg 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.