Cleyera

Mugo Pine

About Cleyera and Mugo Pine

Cleyera

Mugo Pine

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Europe, Southern Europe

Types

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’

Pinus mugo, Swiss Mountain Pine

Number of Varieties

140

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Mountains, open Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-102-7

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2,240.00 cm120.00 cm

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm240.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Bronze

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Dark Green, Bronze

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Tip cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

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

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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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

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiasthamatic, Cardiotonic, Expectorant

Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Used as a building material, Used as fuel

Shelterbelt, Used as firewood, Used for making green dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Alpine, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'

PINUS mugo

Common Name

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia

Dwarf Mountain Pine, Mugo pine, Mountain Pine

In Hindi

Cleyera

Mugo Pine

In German

Sakaki

Bergkiefer

In French

Cleyera

Pinus mugo

In Spanish

Cleyera

Pinus mugo

In Greek

Cleyera

Mugo Pine

In Portuguese

Cleyera

Pinus mugo

In Polish

Cleyera

Kosodrzewina

In Latin

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera

Mugo Pine

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Coniferophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Theales

Pinales

Family

Theaceae

Pinaceae

Genus

Cleyera

Pinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Freziereae

Subfamily

Number of Species

183

1 27800

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Properties of Cleyera and Mugo Pine

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

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Season and Care of Cleyera and Mugo Pine

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

Cleyera and Mugo Pine Physical Information

Cleyera and Mugo Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Mugo Pine height is 120.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Cleyera and Mugo Pine are as follows:

Cleyera flower color: White and Yellow
Cleyera leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Bronze
Mugo Pine flower color: Yellow
Mugo Pine leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Cleyera and Mugo Pine

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