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About Cleyera and Aleppo Pine


About Aleppo Pine and Cleyera


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Broadleaf Evergreen  
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  

Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea  
Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia  

Types
Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’  
-  

Number of Varieties
1  
99+
2  

Habitat
Warmer regions  
Woodland Garden Canopy  

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10  
9-10  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
10-1  

Sunset Zone
21,22  
7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
2,240.00 cm  
19
910.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
150.00 cm  
99+
610.00 cm  
34

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Yellow  
Brown, Tan  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Bronze  
Tan  

Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Dark Green, Bronze  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze  
Green, Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Ovate  
Grass like  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

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

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer  
Early Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought, Salt  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Tip cutting  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Water 1 in. per week during the active growing period, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought  
Average Water Needs  

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
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to control growth  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
-  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
Yes  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Bees, pollinators  
Birds  

Allergy
Mild Allergen  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem  
Bark  

Other Uses
Used as a building material, Used as fuel  
Used in Furniture  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier  
Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'  
PINUS halepensis  

Common Name
Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia  
Aleppo Pine  

In Hindi
Cleyera  
हैलाब पाइन  

In German
Sakaki  
Aleppo-Kiefern  

In French
Cleyera  
pin d'Alep  

In Spanish
Cleyera  
Pino carrasco  

In Greek
Cleyera  
χαλεπίου πεύκης  

In Portuguese
Cleyera  
Aleppo Pine  

In Polish
Cleyera  
sosny Aleppo  

In Latin
Ternstroemia Gymnanthera  
triumphabit Pine  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
-  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Pinopsida  

Order
Theales  
Pinales  

Family
Theaceae  
Pinaceae  

Genus
Cleyera  
Pinus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
-  

Tribe
Freziereae  
-  

Subfamily
-  
Scolytinae  

Number of Species
18  
99+
20  

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Properties of Cleyera and Aleppo Pine

Wondering what are the properties of Cleyera and Aleppo Pine? We provide you with everything About Cleyera and Aleppo Pine. Cleyera doesn't have thorns and Aleppo Pine doesn't have thorns. Also Cleyera does not have fragrant flowers. Cleyera has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen and Aleppo Pine has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen. 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 Cleyera and Aleppo Pine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cleyera and Aleppo Pine

Season and care of Cleyera and Aleppo Pine is important to know. While considering everything about Cleyera and Aleppo Pine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cleyera season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Aleppo Pine season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Cleyera is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Aleppo Pine is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Cleyera is Acidic, Neutral and for Aleppo Pine is Acidic, Neutral.

Cleyera and Aleppo Pine Physical Information

Cleyera and Aleppo Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Aleppo Pine height is 910.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Cleyera and Aleppo Pine are as follows:

Care of Cleyera and Aleppo Pine

Care of Cleyera and Aleppo Pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleyera pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Aleppo Pine pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages and Prune to control growth. In summer Cleyera needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Aleppo Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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