Sugar Pine

Snakewood Tree

About Sugar Pine and Snakewood Tree

Sugar Pine

Snakewood Tree

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Tree

Origin

Western United States, Canada

Caribbean, South America

Types

Pinus lambertiana

Number of Varieties

510

0 40000

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Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy

Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999910-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-9

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm850.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

760.00 cm40.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Circular and deeply palmately-lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

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

Average Water Needs

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

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

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Douglas squirrels

Birds, Fruit Bats

Allergy

Skin irritation

Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice

Antidiabetic, Asthma

Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Wood

Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINUS lambertiana

CECROPIA palmata

Common Name

Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine

Snakewood Tree

In Hindi

Sugar Pine

Snakewood Tree

In German

Sugar Pine

Schlangenholz -Baum

In French

Sugar Pine

Amourette Arbre

In Spanish

Sugar Pine

Árbol de madera de serpiente

In Greek

Sugar Pine

Snakewood Tree

In Portuguese

Sugar Pine

Snakewood Tree

In Polish

Sugar Pine

Snakewood Tree

In Latin

Pinus

Snakewood Tree

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Pinopsida

Eudicotyledoneae

Order

Pinales

Rosales

Family

Pinaceae

Urticaceae

Genus

Pinus

Cecropia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Number of Species

561

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Pine and Snakewood Tree

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pine and Snakewood Tree

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

Sugar Pine and Snakewood Tree Physical Information

Sugar Pine and Snakewood Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Snakewood Tree height is 850.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pine and Snakewood Tree are as follows:

Sugar Pine flower color:
Sugar Pine leaf color:
Snakewood Tree flower color: Light Yellow, Light Green and Ivory
Snakewood Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Sugar Pine and Snakewood Tree

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