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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Fruit

Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America
China, Japan

Types

-
sand pear,Taiwanese pear,Japanese Apple Pear

Number of Varieties

2010
0 40000
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Habitat

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low mountains, warm rainy

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
9-1

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
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm460.00 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
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Narrow and lance shape

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison
Seedlings, Stem Planting

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
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

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
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

Coarse
-

Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Antiseptic, Astringent, Febrifuge, Nervine, Pectoral

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Fruits, Stem

Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'
PYRUS pyrifolia

Common Name

Summer Squash
Asian Pear

In Hindi

summer squash
Asian Pear

In German

Sommerkürbis
Nashi-Birne

In French

courges d'été
Nashi

In Spanish

calabaza de verano
Asian pear

In Greek

καλοκαίρι σκουός
Asian pear

In Portuguese

abobrinha
Pera-nashi

In Polish

latem squash
Grusza chińska

In Latin

aestas cucurbitae
Asian 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
Maleae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

520
1 27800
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Difference Between Summer Squash and Asian Pear

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Importance of Summer Squash and Asian Pear

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