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About Sugar Pine and Cork Tree


About Cork Tree and Sugar Pine


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  
Shrub  

Origin
Western United States, Canada  
China  

Types
Pinus lambertiana  
-  

Number of Varieties
5  
2  

Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy  
Hills, Lower slopes, open Woodlands  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
4-8  

AHS Heat Zone
8-1  
8-1  

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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm  
28
240.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
760.00 cm  
29
180.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Light Green  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown  
Brown, Light Green, Lime Green  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Red  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Needle like  
Lobed  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Late Spring, Early Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought, Salt  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Water three times weekly in summer  
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season  

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, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

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

Fertilizers
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen  
No fertilizers needed  

Pests and Diseases
Blister Rust  
Red blotch, Spider mites  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought, Salt  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
Yes  

Foliage Texture
-  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Douglas squirrels  
Birds  

Allergy
Skin irritation  
Asthma  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Landscape Designing  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Windbreak  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Wood  
Bark, Stem  

Other Uses
Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product  
Used as firewood, Used for woodware, Used in biomass, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant  
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PINUS lambertiana  
EUONYMUS phellomanus  

Common Name
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine  
Cork Oak  

In Hindi
Sugar Pine  
कॉर्क ट्री  

In German
Sugar Pine  
Cork Tree  

In French
Sugar Pine  
Arbre de Cork  

In Spanish
Sugar Pine  
Árbol de corcho  

In Greek
Sugar Pine  
Cork Tree  

In Portuguese
Sugar Pine  
Cork Tree  

In Polish
Sugar Pine  
Cork Tree  

In Latin
Pinus  
Cork ligno  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Coniferophyta  
Anthophyta  

Class
Pinopsida  
Dicotyledonae  

Order
Pinales  
Fagales  

Family
Pinaceae  
Celastraceae  

Genus
Pinus  
Quercus  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
-  
Mirini  

Subfamily
Pinoideae  
Mirinae  

Number of Species
5  
50  

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Properties of Sugar Pine and Cork Tree

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pine and Cork Tree

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

Sugar Pine and Cork Tree Physical Information

Sugar Pine and Cork Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Cork Tree height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pine and Cork Tree are as follows:

Care of Sugar Pine and Cork Tree

Care of Sugar Pine and Cork Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugar Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cork Tree pruning is done . In summer Sugar Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cork Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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