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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Tree

Origin

Europe, Western Asia
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Texas, Canada

Types

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear
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Number of Varieties

1025
0 40000
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Habitat

Hedge, Wood Margins
Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-9
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
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm240.00 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
Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green
Light Yellow, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Green, Orange, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Red, Orange, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped
Pinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Spring
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
From Rhizomes, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
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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
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

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
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Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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

-
Irritate the mucus membrane, Rash, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
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Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
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Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Sap

Other Uses

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye
Used to make a black varnish for use in woodworking

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Botanical Name

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'
TOXICODENDRON vernix

Common Name

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear
Poison Dogwood, Poison Elderberry, Poison Sumac, Swamp Sumac

In Hindi

Sugar pear
toxicodendron vernix

In German

Kultur-Birne
toxicodendron vernix

In French

Poirier commun
TOXICODENDRON vernix

In Spanish

Pyrus communis
vérnix TOXICODENDRON

In Greek

Sugar pear
Toxicodendron vernix

In Portuguese

Sugar pear
TOXICODENDRON vernix

In Polish

Grusza pospolita
toxicodendron vernix

In Latin

Sugar pear
Natrum vernix

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Sapindales

Family

Rosaceae
Anacardiaceae

Genus

Pyrus
Toxicodendron

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
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Number of Species

3535
1 27800
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Difference Between Sugar Pear and Poison Sumac

If you are confused whether Sugar Pear or Poison Sumac 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 Poison Sumac Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Sugar Pear are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Poison Sumac fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Sugar Pear and Poison Sumac if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Sugar Pear and Poison Sumac

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

Compare Facts of Sugar Pear vs Poison Sumac

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 Poison Sumac 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 Poison Sumac have Irritate the mucus membrane, Rash and Skin irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Sugar Pear has showy fruits and Poison Sumac has showy fruits. Also Sugar Pear is not flowering and Poison Sumac is not flowering . You can compare Sugar Pear and Poison Sumac facts and facts of other plants too.