Tall Fescue

Whitebark Pine

About Tall Fescue and Whitebark Pine

Tall Fescue

Whitebark Pine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Western United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Well Drained, yards

Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-84-8

0 99

1.3 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

7-1

1.5 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.7 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.7.1 Minimum Width

NA610.00 cm

0.1 6350

1.2 Plant Color

1.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

Deep Red, Pink, Purple

1.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

1.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown

1.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Not Available

1.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

1.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Not Available

1.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Not Available

1.3 Shape

1.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Needle like

1.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

2.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

3.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Cuttings, Seedlings

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water

Needs watering once a week

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch

Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

Insignificant

None

4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

4.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

4.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

4.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

4.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Not Available

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

4.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

4.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

4.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

4.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Nutcrackers

4.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Hay fever, Rhinitis

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

5.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Inner Bark, Seeds

5.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Screening, Wind Break

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

Festuca arundinacea

PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'

6.2 Common Name

Tall Fescue

Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine

6.2.1 In Hindi

tall fescue

Whitebark Pine

6.2.2 In German

Rohr-Schwingel

Whitebark Pine

6.2.3 In French

Festuca arundinacea

Pin à écorce blanche

6.2.4 In Spanish

Festuca arundinacea

Whitebark pino

6.2.5 In Greek

tall fescue

Whitebark Pine

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Festuca arundinacea

Whitebark Pine

6.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

Whitebark Pine

6.2.8 In Latin

tall fescue

Pinus albicaulis

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Coniferophyta

7.3 Class

Liliopsida

Pinopsida

7.4 Order

Cyperales

Pinales

7.5 Family

Poaceae

Pinaceae

7.6 Genus

Festuca

Pinus

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Pinoideae

7.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Tall Fescue and Whitebark Pine

Wondering what are the properties of Tall Fescue and Whitebark Pine? We provide you with everything About Tall Fescue and Whitebark Pine. Tall Fescue doesn't have thorns and Whitebark Pine doesn't have thorns. Also Tall Fescue does not have fragrant flowers. Tall Fescue has allergic reactions like Skin rash, Vomiting and Watery eyes and Whitebark Pine has allergic reactions like Skin rash, Vomiting and Watery eyes. 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 Tall Fescue and Whitebark Pine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Tall Fescue and Whitebark Pine

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

Tall Fescue and Whitebark Pine Physical Information

Tall Fescue and Whitebark Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Whitebark Pine height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Tall Fescue and Whitebark Pine are as follows:

Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Whitebark Pine flower color: Deep Red, Pink and Purple
Whitebark Pine leaf color: Not Available

Care of Tall Fescue and Whitebark Pine

Care of Tall Fescue and Whitebark Pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tall Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Whitebark Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Tall Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Whitebark Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.