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Summer Squash
Summer Squash

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About Summer Squash and Sugar Pear

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Fruit

Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America
Europe, Western Asia

Types

-
pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear

Number of Varieties

2010
0 40000
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Habitat

-
Hedge, Wood Margins

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-9
0 99
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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

Vining/Climbing
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm370.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

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

Heart-shaped
Lance shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Fruits

Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'
PYRUS communis 'Sugar'

Common Name

Summer Squash
Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear

In Hindi

summer squash
Sugar pear

In German

Sommerkürbis
Kultur-Birne

In French

courges d'été
Poirier commun

In Spanish

calabaza de verano
Pyrus communis

In Greek

καλοκαίρι σκουός
Sugar pear

In Portuguese

abobrinha
Sugar pear

In Polish

latem squash
Grusza pospolita

In Latin

aestas cucurbitae
Sugar pear

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Violales
Rosales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Cucurbita
Pyrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cucurbiteae
-

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
-

Number of Species

535
1 27800
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Properties of Summer Squash and Sugar Pear

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

Season and Care of Summer Squash and Sugar Pear

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

Summer Squash and Sugar Pear Physical Information

Summer Squash and Sugar Pear physical information is very important for comparison. Summer Squash height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Summer Squash and Sugar Pear are as follows:

  • Summer Squash flower color: Yellow and Orange

  • Summer Squash leaf color: Green

  • Sugar Pear flower color: White

  • Sugar Pear leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Summer Squash and Sugar Pear

Care of Summer Squash and Sugar Pear include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Summer Squash pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning and Sugar Pear pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer 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.