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Longleaf Pine
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About Longleaf Pine and Engelmann Spruce

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

Southeastern United States
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Types

Longleaf is a type of pine
mexicana , white spruce

Number of Varieties

32
0 40000
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Habitat

Dry areas, Sandy areas
Alpine Meadows

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-103-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
7-1

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

610.00 cm460.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
Light brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green
Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Light Green
Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like
Long hair-like leaves

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
reseeds, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Do not water excessively

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Adequately
Moderate

In Winter

Ample Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune once the plant is tall enough
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Beetles, brown-spot needle blight
Needle rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Light Frost

Facts

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

Fine
Fine

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Stem
-

Other Uses

Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Shade Trees
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINUS palustris
PICEA engelmannii

Common Name

Longleaf Pine
mountain spruce

In Hindi

Longleaf Pine
Engelmann spruce

In German

Longleaf Pine
Engelmann spruce

In French

pin des marais
Engelmann spruce

In Spanish

pino de hoja larga
Engelmann spruce

In Greek

Longleaf πεύκο
Engelmann spruce

In Portuguese

Longleaf pinho
Engelmann spruce

In Polish

Longleaf sosna
Engelmann spruce

In Latin

longleaf pinus
Engelmann spruce

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta
Pinophyta

Class

Pinopsida
Pinopsida

Order

Pinales
Pinales

Family

Pinaceae
Pinaceae

Genus

Pinus
Picea

Clade

-
Angiosperms

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

32
1 27800
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Properties of Longleaf Pine and Engelmann Spruce

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

Season and Care of Longleaf Pine and Engelmann Spruce

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

Longleaf Pine and Engelmann Spruce Physical Information

Longleaf Pine and Engelmann Spruce physical information is very important for comparison. Longleaf Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Engelmann Spruce height is 1,830.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Longleaf Pine and Engelmann Spruce are as follows:

  • Longleaf Pine flower color:

  • Longleaf Pine leaf color: Green and Light Green

  • Engelmann Spruce flower color:

  • Engelmann Spruce leaf color: Blue Green and Steel Blue

Care of Longleaf Pine and Engelmann Spruce

Care of Longleaf Pine and Engelmann Spruce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Longleaf Pine pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages and Prune once the plant is tall enough and Engelmann Spruce pruning is done Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Longleaf Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Ample Water. Whereas, in summer Engelmann Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.