Sugar Pine

Jatropha

About Sugar Pine and Jatropha

Sugar Pine

Jatropha

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Shrubs, Spurge

Origin

Western United States, Canada

Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa

Types

Pinus lambertiana

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Number of Varieties

5170

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Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

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

10, 11, 12, 13, 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 cm200.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

760.00 cm400.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Palmately Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

All year

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Dry, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

All year

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water three times weekly in summer

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape

Fertilizers

27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

Blister Rust

Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Douglas squirrels

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Allergy

Skin irritation

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice

anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness

Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Wood

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

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

Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINUS lambertiana

JATROPHA

Common Name

Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

In Hindi

Sugar Pine

रतनजोत

In German

Sugar Pine

Purgiernuß

In French

Sugar Pine

purghère

In Spanish

Sugar Pine

frailejón

In Greek

Sugar Pine

jatropha

In Portuguese

Sugar Pine

galamaluco

In Polish

Sugar Pine

jatrofa

In Latin

Pinus

Jatropha

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Pinales

Euphorbiales

Family

Pinaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Pinus

Jatropha

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Jatropheae

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

5170

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Pine and Jatropha

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pine and Jatropha

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

Sugar Pine and Jatropha Physical Information

Sugar Pine and Jatropha physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pine and Jatropha are as follows:

Sugar Pine flower color:
Sugar Pine leaf color:
Jatropha flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple and Pink
Jatropha leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Sugar Pine and Jatropha

Care of Sugar Pine and Jatropha include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugar Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape. In summer Sugar Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Jatropha needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering.