Butterfly Tree

Foxtail pine

About Butterfly Tree and Foxtail pine

Butterfly Tree

Foxtail pine

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia

Types

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Number of Varieties

20-

0 40000

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Habitat

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-135-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1 - 7,15 - 17

Habit

Upright/Erect

Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm1,000.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

17.80 cm200.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Butterfly shaped

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Summer, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth

Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative

Part of Plant Used

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAUHINIA purpurea

Pinus balfouriana

Common Name

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

Foxtail pine

In Hindi

Butterfly tree

foxtail pine

In German

Schmetterlings- Baum

foxtail Kiefer

In French

arbre de papillon

sétaire pin

In Spanish

árbol de la mariposa

pino de cola de zorra

In Greek

δέντρο πεταλούδα

αλωπέκουρου πεύκο

In Portuguese

árvore borboleta

pinho foxtail

In Polish

drzewo Butterfly

włośnica sosny

In Latin

Gloria ligno

panicum pinus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Coniferophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Fabales

Pinales

Family

Fabaceae

Pinaceae

Genus

Bauhinia

Pinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cercideae

Pineae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Pinoideae

Number of Species

500111

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Tree and Foxtail pine

Wondering what are the properties of Butterfly Tree and Foxtail pine? We provide you with everything About Butterfly Tree and Foxtail pine. Butterfly Tree doesn't have thorns and Foxtail pine doesn't have thorns. Also Butterfly Tree does not have fragrant flowers. Butterfly Tree has allergic reactions like and Foxtail pine has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Butterfly Tree and Foxtail pine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Butterfly Tree and Foxtail pine

Season and care of Butterfly Tree and Foxtail pine is important to know. While considering everything about Butterfly Tree and Foxtail pine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Butterfly Tree season is Spring and Summer and Foxtail pine season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Butterfly Tree is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Foxtail pine is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Butterfly Tree is Acidic, Neutral and for Foxtail pine is Acidic, Neutral.

Butterfly Tree and Foxtail pine Physical Information

Butterfly Tree and Foxtail pine physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm whereas Foxtail pine height is 1,000.00 cm and width 200.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Tree and Foxtail pine are as follows:

Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Foxtail pine flower color:
Foxtail pine leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Tree and Foxtail pine

Care of Butterfly Tree and Foxtail pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterfly Tree pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Foxtail pine pruning is done Prune once the plant is tall enough and Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Foxtail pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.