Sugar Pine

Japanese Maple

About Sugar Pine and Japanese Maple

Sugar Pine

Japanese Maple

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Shrub

Origin

Western United States, Canada

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Types

Pinus lambertiana

Acer palmatum

Number of Varieties

5700

0 40000

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Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy

gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

8-2

Sunset Zone

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

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm150.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

760.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Red, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Bronze

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Crimson, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water three times weekly in summer

Average Water Needs, Needs less watering

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

Average

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, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Blister Rust

Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Douglas squirrels

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Borders

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

Sap

Other Uses

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

Used as preservative

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINUS lambertiana

ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'

Common Name

Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine

Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple

In Hindi

Sugar Pine

Japanese Maple

In German

Sugar Pine

japanischer Ahorn

In French

Sugar Pine

érable du Japon

In Spanish

Sugar Pine

arce japonés

In Greek

Sugar Pine

Japanese Maple

In Portuguese

Sugar Pine

bordo japonês

In Polish

Sugar Pine

Klon japoński

In Latin

Pinus

Acer palmatum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Pinales

Sapindales

Family

Pinaceae

Aceraceae

Genus

Pinus

Acer

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Number of Species

5128

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Pine and Japanese Maple

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pine and Japanese Maple

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

Sugar Pine and Japanese Maple Physical Information

Sugar Pine and Japanese Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Japanese Maple height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pine and Japanese Maple are as follows:

Sugar Pine flower color:
Sugar Pine leaf color:
Japanese Maple flower color: Red
Japanese Maple leaf color: Red, Burgundy, Dark Red and Copper

Care of Sugar Pine and Japanese Maple

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