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About Pitch Pine



What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada

Types
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine

Number of Varieties
1

Habitat
Wet ground, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999

AHS Heat Zone
7-1

Sunset Zone
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm 6

Minimum Width
76.00 cm 89

Plant Color

Flower Color
Green

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer
-

Leaf Color in Fall
-

Leaf Color in Winter
-

Shape

Leaf Shape
Linear

Thorns
Yes

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun

Growth Rate
Medium

Type of Soil
Dry, Sandy

The pH of Soil
Acidic

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Summer

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground

How to Plant?
-

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic

Soil Type
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
No

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
-

Foliage Sheen
-

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Birds

Allergy
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
-

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
No

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
-

Part of Plant Used
Tree trunks

Other Uses
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PINUS rigida

Common Name
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine

In Hindi
सनोबर

In German
Pitch pine

In French
pitch pine

In Spanish
pino

In Greek
πίσσα πεύκο

In Portuguese
resina de pinheiro

In Polish
Pitch sosny

In Latin
pice pinus

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pinophyta

Class
Pinopsida

Order
Pinales

Family
Pinaceae

Genus
Pinus

Clade
-

Tribe
-

Subfamily
-

Number of Species
115

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Properties of Pitch Pine

Want to know the properties of Pitch Pine? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Pitch Pine is a non flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Asthma, Rash and Skin rash. Pitch Pine Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Pitch Pine Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Pitch Pine. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Pitch Pine physical information is as follows: 3,000.00 cm tall and 76.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Pitch Pine

Taking Pitch Pine Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Pitch Pine include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Pitch Pine

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Pitch Pine is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Pitch Pine is a very important plant from Needled Scale. There are 1 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine. This plant's habitat is Wet ground and Wet lands and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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