Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Pinus banksiana
Number of Varieties
5050
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Forests, Rocky areas, Rocky Ridges
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-12-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
6-1
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
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of 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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Annosus Root Rot, Armillaria mellea, Brown Rot, Red blotch, Tar spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought, Dry soil, Wet Site
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
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles
Sawfly
Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Bark, Stem
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as firewood, Used as fuel, Used in pulpwood and lumber production
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
PINUS banksiana
Common Name
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
grey pine
scrub pine
In Hindi
चेरी मिर्च
जैक पाइन
In German
Kirsche Pfeffer
Jack Kiefer
In French
cerise Pepper
pin gris
In Spanish
cereza de la pimienta
jack pine
In Greek
Cherry πιπέρι
υποδοχή πεύκο
In Portuguese
cereja pimenta
jack pine
In Polish
Cherry Pieprz
sosna Banksa
In Latin
Cherry Pepper
pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Solanales
Pinales
Family
Solanaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Pinus
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Capsiceae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
5036
1
27800
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