Sugar Pear

Candlenut

About Sugar Pear and Candlenut

Sugar Pear

Candlenut

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Tree

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Types

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear

Number of Varieties

10-

0 40000

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Habitat

Hedge, Wood Margins

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-910-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

12-9

Sunset Zone

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

H2, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm1,370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth

Red blotch

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

Glossy

Matte

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

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative

constipation, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Fever, Tooth ache

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye

Making Shampoo, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'

ALEURITES moluccanus

Common Name

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

In Hindi

Sugar pear

candlenut पेड़

In German

Kultur-Birne

Candlenut Baum

In French

Poirier commun

arbre Candlenut

In Spanish

Pyrus communis

árbol candlenut

In Greek

Sugar pear

candlenut δέντρο

In Portuguese

Sugar pear

candlenut árvore

In Polish

Grusza pospolita

Tung Molukański drzewo

In Latin

Sugar pear

Candlenut ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

Order

Rosales

Malpighiales

Family

Rosaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Pyrus

Aleurites

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Aleuritideae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

35600

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Pear and Candlenut

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pear and Candlenut

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

Sugar Pear and Candlenut Physical Information

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

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

Care of Sugar Pear and Candlenut

Care of Sugar Pear and Candlenut include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugar Pear pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Candlenut pruning is done . In summer Sugar Pear needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Candlenut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.