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About Sugar Pine and Tea Olive


What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Broadleaf Evergreen  
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  

Origin
China  
Western United States, Canada  

Types
Osmanthus fragrans  
Pinus lambertiana  

Number of Varieties
30  
99+
5  

Habitat
Lowland, shaded fields, Shaded sites, Slopes, Subtropical climates  
Woodland Garden Canopy  

USDA Hardiness Zone
7-99  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
8-1  

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

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
180.00 cm  
99+
1,520.00 cm  
28

Minimum Width
180.00 cm  
99+
760.00 cm  
29

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Dark Blue, Black  
Brown, Sandy Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green, Dark Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Dark Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Oval  
Needle like  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction  
Cuttings, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water deeply about once a week  
Water three times weekly in summer  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen  

Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free  
Blister Rust  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
-  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
-  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Bees  
Douglas squirrels  

Allergy
-  
Skin irritation  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants  
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaf Stalks, Leaves  
Seeds, Wood  

Other Uses
Culinary use, Used for fragrance, Used for producing cooking oil, Used as a spice  
Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border  
Feature Plant  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
OSMANTHUS delavayi  
PINUS lambertiana  

Common Name
Sweet Olive Tea Olive Fragrant Olive  
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine  

In Hindi
चाय ओलिव  
Sugar Pine  

In German
Tea Olive  
Sugar Pine  

In French
Tea Olive  
Sugar Pine  

In Spanish
té verde oliva  
Sugar Pine  

In Greek
τσάι Ελιάς  
Sugar Pine  

In Portuguese
Tea Olive  
Sugar Pine  

In Polish
Herbata z oliwek  
Sugar Pine  

In Latin
Tea Olive  
Pinus  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Coniferophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Pinopsida  

Order
Lamiales  
Pinales  

Family
Oleaceae  
Pinaceae  

Genus
Osmanthus  
Pinus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
-  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
Pinoideae  

Number of Species
30  
5  

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Properties of Tea Olive and Sugar Pine

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

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Season and Care of Tea Olive and Sugar Pine

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

Tea Olive and Sugar Pine Physical Information

Tea Olive and Sugar Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Tea Olive height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Tea Olive and Sugar Pine are as follows:

Care of Tea Olive and Sugar Pine

Care of Tea Olive and Sugar Pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tea Olive pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads and Shape and thin as needed and Sugar Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Tea Olive needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sugar Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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