Sugar Pear

Chokecherry

About Sugar Pear and Chokecherry

Sugar Pear

Chokecherry

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Tree

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

North America

Types

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear

Prunus virginiana

Number of Varieties

1030

0 40000

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Habitat

Hedge, Wood Margins

Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Pine barrens, Swamps

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-93-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

8-1

Sunset Zone

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

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10, 16

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm460.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm550.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead branches

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

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative

Asthma, Bronchitis, Cough, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Stomach Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Bark, Fruits

Other Uses

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye

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

Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'

PRUNUS virginiana

Common Name

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear

Wild black cherry, Cherry bark

In Hindi

Sugar pear

Chokecherry

In German

Kultur-Birne

Chokecherry

In French

Poirier commun

Chokecherry

In Spanish

Pyrus communis

Chokecherry

In Greek

Sugar pear

Chokecherry

In Portuguese

Sugar pear

Chokecherry

In Polish

Grusza pospolita

Chokecherry

In Latin

Sugar pear

chokecherry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Pyrus

Prunus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Amygdaleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

3525

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Pear and Chokecherry

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pear and Chokecherry

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

Sugar Pear and Chokecherry Physical Information

Sugar Pear and Chokecherry physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Chokecherry height is 460.00 cm and width 550.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pear and Chokecherry are as follows:

Sugar Pear flower color: White
Sugar Pear leaf color: Dark Green
Chokecherry flower color:
Chokecherry leaf color:

Care of Sugar Pear and Chokecherry

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