Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Southeastern United States
Europe, Northern Africa
Types
Longleaf is a type of pine
Populus nigra 'Italica'
Number of Varieties
36
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Sandy areas
Fields, Open areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-103-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
9-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm-
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Diamond-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Does not require lot of watering, when new, water every week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Adequately
Alternate Days
In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune once the plant is tall enough
Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Phosphorous
Fertilize the soil instead of direct applying, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, brown-spot needle blight
Healthy tree
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Soil Compaction
Flowers
-
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Hay fever, Runny nose, Watery eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diaphoretic, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Stem
-
Other Uses
Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Economic Purpose, Food for animals, Grown for shade
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
PINUS palustris
POPULUS Nigra Italica
Common Name
Longleaf Pine
Lombardy Poplar
In Hindi
Longleaf Pine
ऐस्प
In German
Longleaf Pine
Lombardei Pappel
In French
pin des marais
peuplier de Lombardie
In Spanish
pino de hoja larga
Lombardía álamo
In Greek
Longleaf πεύκο
Λομβαρδίας λεύκες
In Portuguese
Longleaf pinho
Lombardia Poplar
In Polish
Longleaf sosna
Lombardia Topola
In Latin
longleaf pinus
Lombardiae Poplar
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Malpighiales
Family
Pinaceae
Salicaceae
Genus
Pinus
Populus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
335
1
27800
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