Jatropha

Sugar Pine

About Jatropha and Sugar Pine

Jatropha

Sugar Pine

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrubs, Spurge

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa

Western United States, Canada

Types

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Pinus lambertiana

Number of Varieties

1705

0 40000

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Habitat

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

Woodland Garden Canopy

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

200.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

400.00 cm760.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Brown, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmately Lobed

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

All year

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Dry, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

All year

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

Water three times weekly in summer

In Summer

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust

Blister Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Douglas squirrels

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness

Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass

Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Feature Plant

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JATROPHA

PINUS lambertiana

Common Name

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine

In Hindi

रतनजोत

Sugar Pine

In German

Purgiernuß

Sugar Pine

In French

purghère

Sugar Pine

In Spanish

frailejón

Sugar Pine

In Greek

jatropha

Sugar Pine

In Portuguese

galamaluco

Sugar Pine

In Polish

jatrofa

Sugar Pine

In Latin

Jatropha

Pinus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Coniferophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Pinales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Pinaceae

Genus

Jatropha

Pinus

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Jatropheae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Pinoideae

Number of Species

1705

1 27800

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Properties of Jatropha and Sugar Pine

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

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Season and Care of Jatropha and Sugar Pine

Season and care of Jatropha and Sugar Pine is important to know. While considering everything about Jatropha and Sugar Pine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Jatropha season is All year and Sugar Pine season is All year. The type of soil for Jatropha is Dry, Sand and for Sugar Pine is Loam while the PH of soil for Jatropha is Slightly Alkaline and for Sugar Pine is Acidic, Neutral.

Jatropha and Sugar Pine Physical Information

Jatropha and Sugar Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm whereas Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Jatropha and Sugar Pine are as follows:

Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Sugar Pine flower color:
Sugar Pine leaf color:

Care of Jatropha and Sugar Pine

Care of Jatropha and Sugar Pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Sugar Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Jatropha needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Sugar Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.