• Photo of Pyrus communis 'Seckel' (Pyrus communis 'Seckel's)

Plant Profile: Pyrus communis 'Seckel'

Names

Seckel Pear, Sugar Pear

  • Photo of Pyrus communis 'Seckel' (Pyrus communis 'Seckel's)

Phonetic Spelling:PY-russ kom-YOO-nis KOM-yoo-nis

Genus:Pyrus

Species:communis

Family:Rosaceae

This low-maintenance tree is highly productive and exhibits excellent cold hardiness and frost resistance. It is also resilient against Fire Blight and several other common diseases that affect pears. To ensure proper pollination, it requires at least two different cultivars.

**Growing Conditions:** It thrives in full sunlight and prefers slightly acidic, deep, heavy, and well-drained soil that retains moisture.

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Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Feature Summary

Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Image Gallery

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Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Feature Summary

Attributes
Edibility:
It produces small-sized, yellowish-brown fruit. The fine-grained flesh is smooth, sweet and juicy. The aromatic and spicy taste makes it a great choice for spiced pears. It is also good for pickling and canning. Ripens in September.
Fruit
Fruit Description:
It produces small-sized, yellowish-brown fruit. The fine-grained flesh is smooth, sweet and juicy. The aromatic and spicy taste makes it a great choice for spiced pears. It is also good for pickling and canning. Ripens in September.
Fruit Color:
Gold/Yellow
Fruit Length:
> 3 inches
Fruit Width:
> 3 inches
Flowers
Flower Description:
The white flower blooms in spring.
Flower Petals:
4-5 petals/rays
Leaves
Leaf Description:
Round, smooth leaves with serrated edges. More uniform than apple leaves and have more prominent veins.
Leaf Shape:
Ovate
Orbicular
Leaf Length:
1-3 inches
Leaf Feel:
Glossy
Smooth
Leaf Width:
1-3 inches
Bark
Bark Description:
Similar to an apple tree; prominent lenticels that grow fissured and scaly with age.
Bark Color:
Light Gray
Surface/Attachment:
Scaly
Fissured
Lenticels
Stem
Stem Description:
Dwarf shoots on old wood. New stems are pointed.
Stem Color:
Gray/Silver
Stem Form:
Zig Zags
Stem Lenticels:
Conspicuous
Whole Plant Traits
Plant Type:
Edible
Tree
Habit/Form:
Erect
Spreading
Texture:
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Light:
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil pH:
Acid (<6.0)
Soil Drainage:
Good Drainage
Landscape
Landscape Theme:
Edible Garden
Design Feature:
Flowering Tree
Attracts:
Butterflies
Songbirds

Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Image Gallery

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Photo of Pyrus communis 'Seckel' - Flower:Photo by Rebecca Siegel
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Photo of Pyrus communis 'Seckel' - Fruit with leaves:Photo by Gwendolyn Stansbury
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Photo of Pyrus communis 'Seckel' - Fruit with fall color leaves:Photo by Satrina0
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Photo of Pyrus communis 'Seckel' - Tree with fruit:Photo by Stephanie Lenz
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Photo of Pyrus communis 'Seckel' - Close up of fruit:Photo by Forest and Kim Starr

Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Attributes

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Edibility

It produces small-sized, yellowish-brown fruit. The fine-grained flesh is smooth, sweet and juicy. The aromatic and spicy taste makes it a great choice for spiced pears. It is also good for pickling and canning. Ripens in September.

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Fruit

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Fruit Description

It produces small-sized, yellowish-brown fruit. The fine-grained flesh is smooth, sweet and juicy. The aromatic and spicy taste makes it a great choice for spiced pears. It is also good for pickling and canning. Ripens in September.

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Fruit Color

grass
Gold/Yellow

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Fruit Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Display/Harvest Time

Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Fruit Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Fruit Width

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Flowers

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Flower Description

The white flower blooms in spring.

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Flower Color

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White

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Flower Petals

2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals

Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Leaves

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Leaf Description

Round, smooth leaves with serrated edges. More uniform than apple leaves and have more prominent veins.

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Leaf Color

spa
Green

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Leaf Shape

Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Leaf Margin

Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Leaf Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Leaf Feel

Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Leaf Width

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Bark

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Bark Description

Similar to an apple tree; prominent lenticels that grow fissured and scaly with age.

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Bark Color

grass
Light Gray

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Surface/Attachment

Bumpy
Exfoliating
Fissured
Furrowed
Lenticels
Papery
Patchy
Peeling
Ridges
Scaly
Shaggy
Shiny
Shredding
Smooth
Spongy

Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Stem

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Stem Description

Dwarf shoots on old wood. New stems are pointed.

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Stem Color

grass
Gray/Silver

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Stem Form

Straight
Zig Zags

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Stem Lenticels

Conspicuous
Not Conspicuous

Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Whole Plant Traits

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Cultural Conditions

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Soil pH

Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Available Space To Plant

12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
5a
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b

Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Landscape

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Landscape Theme

Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Design Feature

Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree

Pyrus communis 'Seckel': Attracts

Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees