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About Pitch Pine and Cherry Pepper


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  

Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America  
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada  

Types
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry  
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine  

Number of Varieties
50  
99+
1  

Habitat
Temperate Regions  
Wet ground, Wet lands  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-12  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
12-1  
7-1  

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  
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
45.70 cm  
99+
3,000.00 cm  
6

Minimum Width
40.60 cm  
99+
76.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
Green  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red, Green  
Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green  
Yellow green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Lanceolate  
Linear  

Thorns
No  
Yes  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Dry, Sandy  

The pH of Soil
Neutral  
Acidic  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Indeterminate  
Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
-  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water  
Average Water Needs  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral  
Acidic  

Soil Type
Loam  
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  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
No  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
Yes  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
-  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Aphids, Beetles  
Birds  

Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation  
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Vitamin A, Vitamin C  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Fruits  
Tree trunks  

Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties  
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical  
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'  
PINUS rigida  

Common Name
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper  
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine  

In Hindi
चेरी मिर्च  
सनोबर  

In German
Kirsche Pfeffer  
Pitch pine  

In French
cerise Pepper  
pitch pine  

In Spanish
cereza de la pimienta  
pino  

In Greek
Cherry πιπέρι  
πίσσα πεύκο  

In Portuguese
cereja pimenta  
resina de pinheiro  

In Polish
Cherry Pieprz  
Pitch sosny  

In Latin
Cherry Pepper  
pice pinus  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Pinophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Pinopsida  

Order
Solanales  
Pinales  

Family
Solanaceae  
Pinaceae  

Genus
Capsicum  
Pinus  

Clade
Asterids, Eudicots  
-  

Tribe
Capsiceae  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
50  
115  

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Properties of Cherry Pepper and Pitch Pine

Wondering what are the properties of Cherry Pepper and Pitch Pine? We provide you with everything About Cherry Pepper and Pitch Pine. Cherry Pepper doesn't have thorns and Pitch Pine doesn't have thorns. Also Cherry Pepper does not have fragrant flowers. Cherry Pepper has allergic reactions like Eye irritation and Skin irritation and Pitch Pine has allergic reactions like Eye irritation and Skin irritation. 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 Cherry Pepper and Pitch Pine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cherry Pepper and Pitch Pine

Season and care of Cherry Pepper and Pitch Pine is important to know. While considering everything about Cherry Pepper and Pitch Pine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cherry Pepper season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Pitch Pine season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Cherry Pepper is Loam and for Pitch Pine is Dry, Sandy while the PH of soil for Cherry Pepper is Neutral and for Pitch Pine is Acidic.

Cherry Pepper and Pitch Pine Physical Information

Cherry Pepper and Pitch Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Cherry Pepper height is 45.70 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Pitch Pine height is 3,000.00 cm and width 76.00 cm. The color specification of Cherry Pepper and Pitch Pine are as follows:

Care of Cherry Pepper and Pitch Pine

Care of Cherry Pepper and Pitch Pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cherry Pepper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pitch Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cherry Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pitch Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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