Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia
Western United States, Canada
Types
Mareer, Manjak
Bolander's beach pine, Bolander pine, Shore pine
Number of Varieties
152
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40000
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Habitat
Saline Soils, Sandy areas
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm610.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
670.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green, Chocolate
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Alternate Days
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Root rot, Snails
Blight, Mealybugs, Rust, Sawfly Larvae, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
-
Allergy
Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics, used as a dye
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Edible Uses
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✘
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Environmental Uses
Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Acne, Aging, Hair Loss
Joint pain, Muscle Pain, Pain killer, Rheumatism, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
CORDIA subcordata
PINUS contorta var latifolia
Common Name
Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet
Lodgepole Pine, shore pine, twisted pine, contorta pine
In Hindi
Cordia subcordata
Lodgepole pine
In German
Cordia subcordata
Drehkiefer
In French
Cordia subcordata
Le pin tordu
In Spanish
Cordia subcordata
pino Lodgepole
In Greek
Cordia subcordata
lodgepole πεύκων
In Portuguese
Cordia subcordata
Lodgepole pine
In Polish
Cordia subcordata
lodgepole sosna
In Latin
Cordia subcordata
contorta pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Lamiales
Pinales
Family
Boraginaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Cordia
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
15
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27800
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