Mexican Bamboo

Longleaf Pine

About Mexican Bamboo and Longleaf Pine

Mexican Bamboo

Longleaf Pine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Mexico

Southeastern United States

1.4 Types

Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'

Longleaf is a type of pine

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, tropical environments

Dry areas, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-128-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 7

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Weeping

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

240.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Non Flowering Plant

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green

Green, Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Adequately

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Ample Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune once the plant is tall enough

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Phosphorous

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs

Beetles, brown-spot needle blight

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Windbreak

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OTATEA acuminata

PINUS palustris

7.2 Common Name

Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo

Longleaf Pine

7.2.1 In Hindi

मैक्सिकन बांस

Longleaf Pine

7.2.2 In German

Mexican Bambus

Longleaf Pine

7.2.3 In French

Bamboo mexicaine

pin des marais

7.2.4 In Spanish

bambú mexicana

pino de hoja larga

7.2.5 In Greek

Μεξικού μπαμπού

Longleaf πεύκο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bamboo Mexican

Longleaf pinho

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Bamboo

Longleaf sosna

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Bamboo

longleaf pinus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Coniferophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Pinaceae

8.6 Genus

Otatea

Pinus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Bamboo and Longleaf Pine

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

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Season and Care of Mexican Bamboo and Longleaf Pine

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

Mexican Bamboo and Longleaf Pine Physical Information

Mexican Bamboo and Longleaf Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Bamboo height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Longleaf Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Mexican Bamboo and Longleaf Pine are as follows:

Mexican Bamboo flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Mexican Bamboo leaf color: Green and Yellow green
Longleaf Pine flower color: Not Available
Longleaf Pine leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Mexican Bamboo and Longleaf Pine

Care of Mexican Bamboo and Longleaf Pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mexican Bamboo pruning is done Prune every year, Prune to control growth and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Longleaf Pine pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages and Prune once the plant is tall enough. In summer Mexican Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Longleaf Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Ample Water.