Sugar Pine

Mexican Bamboo

About Sugar Pine and Mexican Bamboo

Sugar Pine

Mexican Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass

Origin

Western United States, Canada

Mexico

Types

Pinus lambertiana

Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'

Number of Varieties

520

0 40000

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Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy

Subtropical climates, tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99999-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

10 - 7

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Weeping

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

760.00 cm30.00 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, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Long linear and narrow

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

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, 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

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water three times weekly in summer

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Blister Rust

Aphids, Mealybugs

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

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Douglas squirrels

Mealybugs

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice

Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Wood

Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINUS lambertiana

OTATEA acuminata

Common Name

Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine

Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo

In Hindi

Sugar Pine

मैक्सिकन बांस

In German

Sugar Pine

Mexican Bambus

In French

Sugar Pine

Bamboo mexicaine

In Spanish

Sugar Pine

bambú mexicana

In Greek

Sugar Pine

Μεξικού μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Sugar Pine

Bamboo Mexican

In Polish

Sugar Pine

Mexican Bamboo

In Latin

Pinus

Mexicanus Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Poales

Family

Pinaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Pinus

Otatea

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Number of Species

555

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Pine and Mexican Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pine and Mexican Bamboo

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

Sugar Pine and Mexican Bamboo Physical Information

Sugar Pine and Mexican Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Mexican Bamboo height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pine and Mexican Bamboo are as follows:

Sugar Pine flower color:
Sugar Pine leaf color:
Mexican Bamboo flower color:
Mexican Bamboo leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Sugar Pine and Mexican Bamboo

Care of Sugar Pine and Mexican Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugar Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mexican Bamboo pruning is done Prune every year, Prune to control growth and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Sugar Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.