Sugar Pine

Incense Cedar

About Sugar Pine and Incense Cedar

Sugar Pine

Incense Cedar

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Tree

Origin

Western United States, Canada

Western United States, California, Mexico

Types

Pinus lambertiana

Calocedrus decurrens

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy

low mountains, Mountain tops, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm2,130.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

760.00 cm180.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water three times weekly in summer

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, 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

Insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Douglas squirrels

Birds

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice

Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Wood

Bark, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Making Perfumes, Used in pencil industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINUS lambertiana

CALOCEDRUS decurrens

Common Name

Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine

Incense Cedar

In Hindi

Sugar Pine

Incense Cedar

In German

Sugar Pine

Zeder

In French

Sugar Pine

Encens Cedar

In Spanish

Sugar Pine

cedro de incienso

In Greek

Sugar Pine

θυμίαμα Κέδρος

In Portuguese

Sugar Pine

cedro de incenso

In Polish

Sugar Pine

kadzidło Cedar

In Latin

Pinus

incensum Cedar

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Pinaceae

Cupressaceae

Genus

Pinus

Calocedrus

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Number of Species

550

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Pine and Incense Cedar

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pine and Incense Cedar

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

Sugar Pine and Incense Cedar Physical Information

Sugar Pine and Incense Cedar physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Incense Cedar height is 2,130.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pine and Incense Cedar are as follows:

Sugar Pine flower color:
Sugar Pine leaf color:
Incense Cedar flower color:
Incense Cedar leaf color: Green

Care of Sugar Pine and Incense Cedar

Care of Sugar Pine and Incense Cedar include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugar Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Incense Cedar pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sugar Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Incense Cedar needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.