Squash

Sugar Pear

About Squash and Sugar Pear

Squash

Sugar Pear

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Fruit

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Europe, Western Asia

Types

CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Green Striped Cushaw' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Campeche' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Survivor'

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear

Number of Varieties

410

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Habitat

Hedge, Wood Margins

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-115-9

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-5

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 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

Prostrate/Trailing

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm370.00 cm

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Minimum Width

240.00 cm300.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Green, Dark Green, Ivory

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Reniform

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Cabbage looper, Cutworms, Red blotch, Striped cucumber beetles

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Humidity, Moisture

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

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Beetles, Caterpillar, Cutworms

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Cough, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Vermifuge

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

For making oil

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, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA argyrosperma

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'

Common Name

Squash

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear

In Hindi

Squash

Sugar pear

In German

Squash

Kultur-Birne

In French

Squash

Poirier commun

In Spanish

calabacín

Pyrus communis

In Greek

σκουός

Sugar pear

In Portuguese

abóbora

Sugar pear

In Polish

kabaczek

Grusza pospolita

In Latin

cucurbita

Sugar pear

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Rosales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Cucurbita

Pyrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

2035

1 27800

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Properties of Squash and Sugar Pear

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

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Season and Care of Squash and Sugar Pear

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

Squash and Sugar Pear Physical Information

Squash and Sugar Pear physical information is very important for comparison. Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Squash and Sugar Pear are as follows:

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

Care of Squash and Sugar Pear

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