Sugar Pine

Japanese Cedar

About Sugar Pine and Japanese Cedar

Sugar Pine

Japanese Cedar

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Tree

Origin

Western United States, Canada

China, Japan

Types

Pinus lambertiana

Cryptomeria japonica 'Cristata' Cryptomeria japonica 'Dacrydioides' Cryptomeria japonica 'Spiralis' Cryptomeria japonica 'Bandai Sugi' Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon'

Number of Varieties

515

0 40000

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Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy

Hills, low mountains, Mountain Slopes, Mountain tops, Mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-4

Sunset Zone

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

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm1,830.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

760.00 cm610.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Purple, Brown, Bronze

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

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

Budding, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water three times weekly in summer

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Blister Rust

Leaf spot, Mites, Red blotch

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Douglas squirrels

Allergy

Skin irritation

Hay fever

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice

Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Wood

Wood

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant

Feature Plant, Foundation, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINUS lambertiana

CRYPTOMERIA japonica

Common Name

Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine

Japanese Cedar, Japanese Cryptomeria

In Hindi

Sugar Pine

Japanese Cedar

In German

Sugar Pine

der japanischen Zeder

In French

Sugar Pine

Cedar japonais

In Spanish

Sugar Pine

cedro japonés

In Greek

Sugar Pine

Ιαπωνικά Cedar

In Portuguese

Sugar Pine

Cedar japonês

In Polish

Sugar Pine

japoński cedr

In Latin

Pinus

Italica Cedar

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Pinaceae

Cupressaceae

Genus

Pinus

Cyptomeria

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Number of Species

550

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Pine and Japanese Cedar

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pine and Japanese Cedar

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

Sugar Pine and Japanese Cedar Physical Information

Sugar Pine and Japanese Cedar physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Japanese Cedar height is 1,830.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pine and Japanese Cedar are as follows:

Sugar Pine flower color:
Sugar Pine leaf color:
Japanese Cedar flower color:
Japanese Cedar leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Sugar Pine and Japanese Cedar

Care of Sugar Pine and Japanese Cedar include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugar Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Japanese Cedar pruning is done 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 Japanese Cedar needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.