Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa
Russia/Siberia
Types
-
Shrub
Number of Varieties
303
0
40000
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Habitat
Broad-Leaved Forests, Open areas, Suburban areas, Tropical regions
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-114-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm2,330.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Green, Tan
Dark Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green, Copper
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Purple, Sienna, Burgundy, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Water during dry weather, Water occasionally
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
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark
-
Other Uses
Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences
Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Alpine, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
AFROCARPUS gracilior
MICROBIOTA decussata
Common Name
East African Yellowwood, Fern Pine
Microbiota, Siberian carpet cypress, Russian arbor vitae
In Hindi
फर्न पाइन
माइक्रोबायोटा
In German
Fern Pinien
Mikrobiota
In French
pin Fern
microbiote
In Spanish
pino helecho
microbiota
In Greek
Fern πεύκο
μικροχλωρίδας
In Portuguese
pinho Fern
microbiota
In Polish
Fern sosna
mikroflory
In Latin
Fern pinus
Microbiota
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Pinales
Family
Podocarpaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Afrocarpus
Microbiota
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
61
1
27800
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