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About Longan and Sugar Pine


About Sugar Pine and Longan


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Fruit  
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  

Origin
Southern Asia, India, China  
Western United States, Canada  

Types
-  
Pinus lambertiana  

Number of Varieties
65  
99+
5  

Habitat
Humid climates, Warmer regions  
Woodland Garden Canopy  

USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
12-4  
8-1  

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24  
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
910.00 cm  
99+
1,520.00 cm  
28

Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm  
14
760.00 cm  
29

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Ivory  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Gold, Tan  
Brown, Sandy Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green, Dark Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Ovate  
Needle like  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Spring  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings  
Cuttings, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering  
Water three times weekly in summer  

In Summer
Less Watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Adequately  
Moderate  

In Winter
Ample Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Don't prune in winter, No pruning needed in the early stages  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize three times a year, very little fertilizers at a time  
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen  

Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars, Scale, Spider mites  
Blister Rust  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
-  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
-  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
Birds, Butterflies  
Douglas squirrels  

Allergy
-  
Skin irritation  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
-  

Beauty Benefits
Skin Problems  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
-  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Heart problems, Skin Disorders, Vitamin C  
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice  

Part of Plant Used
Fruits  
Seeds, Wood  

Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties  
Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical  
Feature Plant  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
DIMOCARPUS longan  
PINUS lambertiana  

Common Name
Longan  
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine  

In Hindi
Longan  
Sugar Pine  

In German
Longan  
Sugar Pine  

In French
longane  
Sugar Pine  

In Spanish
Longan  
Sugar Pine  

In Greek
Longan  
Sugar Pine  

In Portuguese
Longan  
Sugar Pine  

In Polish
Longan  
Sugar Pine  

In Latin
Longan  
Pinus  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Coniferophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Pinopsida  

Order
Sapindales  
Pinales  

Family
Sapindaceae  
Pinaceae  

Genus
Dimocarpus  
Pinus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
-  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
Pinoideae  

Number of Species
65  
5  

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Properties of Longan and Sugar Pine

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

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Season and Care of Longan and Sugar Pine

Season and care of Longan and Sugar Pine is important to know. While considering everything about Longan and Sugar Pine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Longan season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Sugar Pine season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Longan is Loam, Sand and for Sugar Pine is Loam while the PH of soil for Longan is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Sugar Pine is Acidic, Neutral.

Longan and Sugar Pine Physical Information

Longan and Sugar Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Longan height is 910.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Longan and Sugar Pine are as follows:

Care of Longan and Sugar Pine

Care of Longan and Sugar Pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Longan pruning is done Don't prune in winter and No pruning needed in the early stages and Sugar Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Longan needs Less Watering and in winter, it needs Ample Water. Whereas, in summer Sugar Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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