Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas
Types
Pinus banksiana
Virginia
Number of Varieties
505
0
40000
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Habitat
Forests, Rocky areas, Rocky Ridges
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
10-5
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering
Requires consistently moist soil
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Annosus Root Rot, Armillaria mellea, Brown Rot, Red blotch, Tar spot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry soil, Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Sawfly
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Anxiety, Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Stem
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as firewood, Used as fuel, Used in pulpwood and lumber production
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PINUS banksiana
HYDROCOTYLE umbellata
Common Name
grey pine
scrub pine
Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort
In Hindi
जैक पाइन
pennywort
In German
Jack Kiefer
Wassernabel
In French
pin gris
pennywort
In Spanish
jack pine
Centella
In Greek
υποδοχή πεύκο
pennywort
In Portuguese
jack pine
conchelo
In Polish
sosna Banksa
wąkrota
In Latin
pinus
pennywort
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Apiales
Family
Pinaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Pinus
Hydrocotyle
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
36700
1
27800
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