Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
North America, Canada
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
21
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Forest edges, Hardwood forests, Hillside, Roadsides, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-102-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown, Tan
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Light brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Early Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to control growth
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
constipation, Headache
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used in Furniture
Air freshner, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as an insecticide
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PINUS halepensis
THUJA occidentalis 'Hetz Midget'
Common Name
Aleppo Pine
Northern White Cedar
Eastern Arborvitae
In Hindi
हैलाब पाइन
अमेरिकी Arborvitae
In German
Aleppo-Kiefern
Lebensbaum
In French
pin d'Alep
Amérique Arborvitae
In Spanish
Pino carrasco
Americana Arborvitae
In Greek
χαλεπίου πεύκης
αμερικανική Arborvitae
In Portuguese
Aleppo Pine
Arborvitae americano
In Polish
sosny Aleppo
Amerykański Tuja
In Latin
triumphabit Pine
American Arborvitae
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
-
Class
Pinopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Pinus
Arborvitae
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scolytinae
Cupressoideae
Number of Species
205
1
27800
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