Sugar Pine

Mugo Pine

About Sugar Pine and Mugo Pine

Sugar Pine

Mugo Pine

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

Western United States, Canada

Europe, Southern Europe

Types

Pinus lambertiana

Pinus mugo, Swiss Mountain Pine

Number of Varieties

540

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Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy

Mountains, open Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99992-7

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, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm120.00 cm

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Minimum Width

760.00 cm240.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water three times weekly in summer

occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Blister Rust

Red blotch

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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Douglas squirrels

Birds

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice

Antiasthamatic, Cardiotonic, Expectorant

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

Shelterbelt, Used as firewood, Used for making green dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant

Alpine, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINUS lambertiana

PINUS mugo

Common Name

Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine

Dwarf Mountain Pine, Mugo pine, Mountain Pine

In Hindi

Sugar Pine

Mugo Pine

In German

Sugar Pine

Bergkiefer

In French

Sugar Pine

Pinus mugo

In Spanish

Sugar Pine

Pinus mugo

In Greek

Sugar Pine

Mugo Pine

In Portuguese

Sugar Pine

Pinus mugo

In Polish

Sugar Pine

Kosodrzewina

In Latin

Pinus

Mugo Pine

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Pinaceae

Genus

Pinus

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Pine and Mugo Pine

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pine and Mugo Pine

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

Sugar Pine and Mugo Pine Physical Information

Sugar Pine and Mugo Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Mugo Pine height is 120.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pine and Mugo Pine are as follows:

Sugar Pine flower color:
Sugar Pine leaf color:
Mugo Pine flower color: Yellow
Mugo Pine leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Sugar Pine and Mugo Pine

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