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Seckel Pear
Seckel Pear

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Europe, Western Asia
Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico, Central America

Types

common pear
Arbutus xalapensis

Number of Varieties

110
0 40000
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Habitat

Humid climates, moist forests
limestone outcrops, Open Plains

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-97-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5
-

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Oval/Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm640.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm795.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Red, Sandy Brown
Red, Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green, Olive

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green, Olive

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Green, Blue Green, Olive

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Olive

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Elliptic and Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, when new, water every week
Do not water frequently

In Summer

Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant, Average Water

In Spring

Moderate
Average Water

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
-

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

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

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies
Birds

Allergy

Digestive Problems, Itchiness
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for birds, Shelter for wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
Astringent

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Wood
Fruits, Wood

Other Uses

Shelterbelt, Used as a dye, Used as firewood, Used for woodware
Used for making wheel hubs, tool handles, Used for woodware

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS communis 'Seckel'
ARBUTUS xalapensis

Common Name

Dessert Pear, Pear, Seckel Pear
Lady's Leg, Manzanita, Texas Madrone

In Hindi

Seckel Pear
Texas Madrone

In German

Kultur-Birne
Texas Madrone

In French

Poirier commun
Texas Madrone

In Spanish

peral europeo, peral común
Arbutus xalapensis

In Greek

Seckel Pear
Texas Madrone

In Portuguese

Seckel Pear
Texas Madrone

In Polish

Grusza pospolita
Texas Madrone

In Latin

Seckel Pear
Texas Madrone

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Ericales

Family

Rosaceae
Ericaceae

Genus

Pyrus
Arbutus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

501
1 27800
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Difference Between Seckel Pear and Texas Madrone

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Importance of Seckel Pear and Texas Madrone

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Seckel Pear and Texas Madrone. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Seckel Pear and Texas Madrone as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Seckel Pear is Astringent, Febrifuge and Sedative whereas of Texas Madrone is Astringent. Seckel Pear has beauty benefits as follows: while Texas Madrone has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Seckel Pear vs Texas Madrone

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Seckel Pear vs Texas Madrone and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Seckel Pear are Digestive Problems and Itchiness whereas of Texas Madrone have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Seckel Pear has showy fruits and Texas Madrone has showy fruits. Also Seckel Pear is not flowering and Texas Madrone is not flowering . You can compare Seckel Pear and Texas Madrone facts and facts of other plants too.