Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
China
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
Fuyu, Jiro, Gosho, Suruga
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Number of Varieties
2-
0
40000
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Habitat
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-105-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
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Sunset Zone
H1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1 - 7,15 - 17
Habit
Pyramidal
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm1,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
550.00 cm200.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Orange
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Burgundy, Orange Red
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
Late Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water usually once a day
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Crown gall, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Mealybugs, White peach scale
Birds, Insects
Allergy
Abdominal distension, Excessive flatus
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
Brightens the skin complexion, For treating wrinkles
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antitussive, Antivinous, Appetizer, Astringent, Demulcent, Febrifuge, Stomachic, Styptic
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
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Other Uses
Cosmetics, Wood is used for making furniture
Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
DIOSPYROS kaki
Pinus balfouriana
Common Name
Asian Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Kaki, Sharon Fruit
Foxtail pine
In Hindi
शैरन फल
foxtail pine
In German
Sharon Frucht
foxtail Kiefer
In French
Sharon Fruit
sétaire pin
In Spanish
Sharon Fruit
pino de cola de zorra
In Greek
Sharon Φρούτα
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο
In Portuguese
Sharon Fruit
pinho foxtail
In Polish
Sharon Fruit
włośnica sosny
In Latin
Sharon fructus
panicum pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Ericales
Pinales
Family
Ebenaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Diospyros
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Diospyreae
Pineae
Subfamily
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Pinoideae
Number of Species
30111
1
27800
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