Mexican Bamboo

Sugar Pine

About Mexican Bamboo and Sugar Pine

Mexican Bamboo

Sugar 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

Western United States, Canada

1.4 Types

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

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, tropical environments

Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-12Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 7

8-1

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 cm760.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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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

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

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water

Water three times weekly in summer

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen

27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs

Blister Rust

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

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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

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs

Douglas squirrels, Owls

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

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

Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Seeds, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

Feature Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OTATEA acuminata

PINUS lambertiana

7.2 Common Name

Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo

Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine

7.2.1 In Hindi

मैक्सिकन बांस

Sugar Pine

7.2.2 In German

Mexican Bambus

Sugar Pine

7.2.3 In French

Bamboo mexicaine

Sugar Pine

7.2.4 In Spanish

bambú mexicana

Sugar Pine

7.2.5 In Greek

Μεξικού μπαμπού

Sugar Pine

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bamboo Mexican

Sugar Pine

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Bamboo

Sugar Pine

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Bamboo

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

Pinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Bamboo and Sugar Pine

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

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Season and Care of Mexican Bamboo and Sugar Pine

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

Mexican Bamboo and Sugar Pine Physical Information

Mexican Bamboo and Sugar Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Bamboo height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Mexican Bamboo and Sugar Pine are as follows:

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

Care of Mexican Bamboo and Sugar Pine

Care of Mexican Bamboo and Sugar 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 Sugar Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Mexican Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sugar Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.