Sugar Pine

Limber Pine

About Sugar Pine and Limber Pine

Sugar Pine

Limber Pine

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

Western United States, Canada

Western United States, Canada, Mexico

Types

Pinus lambertiana

Pinus albicaulis, Pinus monticola

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy

Dry areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99993-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

7-1

Sunset Zone

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

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm1,070.00 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

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full 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

Grafting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water three times weekly in summer

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

Regular watering required

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

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape

Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Blister Rust

Rust

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Douglas squirrels

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Wildlife, Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice

Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Wood

Bark

Other Uses

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

used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINUS lambertiana

PINUS flexilis

Common Name

Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine

limber pine

In Hindi

Sugar Pine

limber pine

In German

Sugar Pine

limber pine

In French

Sugar Pine

limber pine

In Spanish

Sugar Pine

limber pine

In Greek

Sugar Pine

εύκαμπτος πεύκο

In Portuguese

Sugar Pine

limver foi

In Polish

Sugar Pine

limver poszedł

In Latin

Pinus

limver abiit

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Pinaceae

Genus

Pinus

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Number of Species

530

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Pine and Limber Pine

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pine and Limber Pine

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

Sugar Pine and Limber Pine Physical Information

Sugar Pine and Limber Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Limber Pine height is 1,070.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pine and Limber Pine are as follows:

Sugar Pine flower color:
Sugar Pine leaf color:
Limber Pine flower color:
Limber Pine leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Sugar Pine and Limber Pine

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