Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Western United States, Canada
Russia/Siberia
Types
Pinus lambertiana
Shrub
Number of Varieties
53
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-7
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
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm2,330.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Dark Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Dark Green, Copper
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Purple, Sienna, Burgundy, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water three times weekly in summer
Water during dry weather, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Blister Rust
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas
Flowers
-
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Douglas squirrels
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Wood
-
Other Uses
Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant
Alpine, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PINUS lambertiana
MICROBIOTA decussata
Common Name
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine
Microbiota, Siberian carpet cypress, Russian arbor vitae
In Hindi
Sugar Pine
माइक्रोबायोटा
In German
Sugar Pine
Mikrobiota
In French
Sugar Pine
microbiote
In Spanish
Sugar Pine
microbiota
In Greek
Sugar Pine
μικροχλωρίδας
In Portuguese
Sugar Pine
microbiota
In Polish
Sugar Pine
mikroflory
In Latin
Pinus
Microbiota
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Pinus
Microbiota
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
-
Number of Species
51
1
27800
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