Elderberry

Pitch Pine

About Elderberry and Pitch Pine

Elderberry

Pitch Pine

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

Australia, South America

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada

Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry

Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

Wet ground, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

7-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm3,000.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm76.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Dry, Sandy

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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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

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Asthma, Rash, Skin rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Tree trunks

Other Uses

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

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

PINUS rigida

Common Name

Elderberry

Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine

In Hindi

Elderberry

सनोबर

In German

Holunderbeere

Pitch pine

In French

Sureau

pitch pine

In Spanish

Saúco

pino

In Greek

Elderberry

πίσσα πεύκο

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

resina de pinheiro

In Polish

Bez czarny

Pitch sosny

In Latin

Elderberry

pice pinus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pinophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Pinales

Family

Adoxaceae

Pinaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Pinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

30115

1 27800

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Properties of Elderberry and Pitch Pine

Wondering what are the properties of Elderberry and Pitch Pine? We provide you with everything About Elderberry and Pitch Pine. Elderberry doesn't have thorns and Pitch Pine doesn't have thorns. Also Elderberry does not have fragrant flowers. Elderberry has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting and Pitch Pine has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Elderberry and Pitch Pine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Pitch Pine

Season and care of Elderberry and Pitch Pine is important to know. While considering everything about Elderberry and Pitch Pine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Elderberry season is Early Spring and Pitch Pine season is Early Spring. The type of soil for Elderberry is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Pitch Pine is Dry, Sandy while the PH of soil for Elderberry is Slightly Acidic and for Pitch Pine is Acidic.

Elderberry and Pitch Pine Physical Information

Elderberry and Pitch Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Pitch Pine height is 3,000.00 cm and width 76.00 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Pitch Pine are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Pitch Pine flower color: Green
Pitch Pine leaf color: Yellow green

Care of Elderberry and Pitch Pine

Care of Elderberry and Pitch Pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Elderberry pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally and Remove deadheads and Pitch Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Elderberry 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.