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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Fruit

Origin

Europe, Western Asia
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Types

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear
Prunus salicina 'Methley'

Number of Varieties

1030
0 40000
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Habitat

Hedge, Wood Margins
Forest margins, Scrubs, sluggish streams and rivers

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-96-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5
9-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

300.00 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green
Red, Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped
broad, flat

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Early Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
reseeds, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
weekly regular

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth
Insects

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

-
Respiratory problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye
Used for making green dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'
PRUNUS salicina 'Methley'

Common Name

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear
Japanese Plum, Methley Plum

In Hindi

Sugar pear
Methley Plum

In German

Kultur-Birne
Chinesische Pflaume

In French

Poirier commun
Prunus salicina

In Spanish

Pyrus communis
Prunus salicina

In Greek

Sugar pear
Methley Plum

In Portuguese

Sugar pear
Prunus salicina

In Polish

Grusza pospolita
Methley Plum

In Latin

Sugar pear
Methley Plum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Rosales

Family

Rosaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Pyrus
Prunus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

3530
1 27800
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Difference Between Sugar Pear and Methley Plum

If you are confused whether Sugar Pear or Methley Plum are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Sugar Pear and Methley Plum Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Sugar Pear are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Methley Plum fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Sugar Pear and Methley Plum if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Sugar Pear and Methley Plum

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Sugar Pear and Methley Plum. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Sugar Pear and Methley Plum 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 Sugar Pear is Astringent, Febrifuge and Sedative whereas of Methley Plum is Stomachic. Sugar Pear has beauty benefits as follows: while Methley Plum has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Sugar Pear vs Methley Plum

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 Sugar Pear vs Methley Plum 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 Sugar Pear are whereas of Methley Plum have Respiratory problems respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Sugar Pear has showy fruits and Methley Plum has showy fruits. Also Sugar Pear is not flowering and Methley Plum is not flowering . You can compare Sugar Pear and Methley Plum facts and facts of other plants too.