×

Summer Squash
Summer Squash

Incense Cedar
Incense Cedar



ADD
Compare
X
Summer Squash
X
Incense Cedar

Compare Summer Squash and Incense Cedar

What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual and Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Tree

Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America
Western United States, California, Mexico

Types

-
Calocedrus decurrens

Number of Varieties

201
0 40000
👆🏻

Habitat

-
low mountains, Mountain tops, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-8
0 99
👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-1
8-1

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

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm2,130.00 cm
0 3900
👆🏻

Minimum Width

90.00 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow
Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Pinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison
Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently
Needs less watering, Water occasionally

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
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
Insects

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Bark, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Making Perfumes, Used in pencil industry

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'
CALOCEDRUS decurrens

Common Name

Summer Squash
Incense Cedar

In Hindi

summer squash
Incense Cedar

In German

Sommerkürbis
Zeder

In French

courges d'été
Encens Cedar

In Spanish

calabaza de verano
cedro de incienso

In Greek

καλοκαίρι σκουός
θυμίαμα Κέδρος

In Portuguese

abobrinha
cedro de incenso

In Polish

latem squash
kadzidło Cedar

In Latin

aestas cucurbitae
incensum Cedar

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida

Order

Violales
Pinales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Cupressaceae

Genus

Cucurbita
Calocedrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-

Tribe

Cucurbiteae
-

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
-

Number of Species

550
1 27800
👆🏻

Difference Between Summer Squash and Incense Cedar

If you are confused whether Summer Squash or Incense Cedar 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 Summer Squash and Incense Cedar Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Summer Squash are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Incense Cedar fertilizers required are No fertilizers needed. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Summer Squash and Incense Cedar if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

<Flowering Plants

Importance of Summer Squash and Incense Cedar

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Summer Squash and Incense Cedar. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Summer Squash and Incense Cedar 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 Summer Squash is whereas of Incense Cedar is Stomach pain. Summer Squash has beauty benefits as follows: while Incense Cedar has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Summer Squash vs Incense Cedar

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 Summer Squash vs Incense Cedar 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 Summer Squash are whereas of Incense Cedar have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Summer Squash has showy fruits and Incense Cedar has no showy fruits. Also Summer Squash is flowering and Incense Cedar is not flowering . You can compare Summer Squash and Incense Cedar facts and facts of other plants too.