Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Pinus banksiana
Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
5037
0
40000
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Habitat
Forests, Rocky areas, Rocky Ridges
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99991-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, fertilize in growing season
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Annosus Root Rot, Armillaria mellea, Brown Rot, Red blotch, Tar spot
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry soil, Wet Site
Cold climate, Salt
Flowers
-
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
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Sawfly
Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Stem
-
Other Uses
Used as firewood, Used as fuel, Used in pulpwood and lumber production
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PINUS banksiana
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
grey pine
scrub pine
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
जैक पाइन
duckweed
In German
Jack Kiefer
Entengrütze
In French
pin gris
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
jack pine
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
υποδοχή πεύκο
duckweed
In Portuguese
jack pine
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
sosna Banksa
Rzęsa
In Latin
pinus
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Arales
Family
Pinaceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Pinus
Lemna
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Lemneae
Subfamily
-
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
3638
1
27800
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