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About Tree Echium and Lodgepole Pine


About Lodgepole Pine and Tree Echium


What is

Life Span
Biennial  
Perennial  

Type
Tree  
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  

Origin
Canary Islands  
Western United States, Canada  

Types
Echium pininana  
Bolander's beach pine, Bolander pine, Shore pine  

Number of Varieties
10  
2  
99+

Habitat
tropical environments  
All sorts of environments  

USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1  
8-1  

Sunset Zone
21,22  
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Pyramidal  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
240.00 cm  
99+
610.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
30.00 cm  
99+
460.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Light Blue, Blue Violet  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Lobed  
Needle like  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
-  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
-  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Medium  
Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Alternate Days  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Prune for shortening long shoots  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Blight, Mealybugs, Rust, Sawfly Larvae, Scale  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
No  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
-  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
-  
-  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Joint pain, Muscle Pain, Pain killer, Rheumatism, Sore throat  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves  
Whole plant  

Other Uses
Showy Purposes  
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction  

Used As Indoor Plant
Sometimes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower  
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ECHIUM pininana  
PINUS contorta var latifolia  

Common Name
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium  
Lodgepole Pine, shore pine, twisted pine, contorta pine  

In Hindi
Tree Echium  
Lodgepole pine  

In German
Baum Aciam  
Drehkiefer  

In French
Arbre ACIAM  
Le pin tordu  

In Spanish
árbol Aciam  
pino Lodgepole  

In Greek
δέντρο Aciam  
lodgepole πεύκων  

In Portuguese
árvore Aciam  
Lodgepole pine  

In Polish
drzewo Aciam  
lodgepole sosna  

In Latin
lignum Aciam  
contorta pinus  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Pinophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Pinopsida  

Order
Lamiales  
Pinales  

Family
Boraginaceae  
Pinaceae  

Genus
Echium  
Pinus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
-  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
60  
5  
99+

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Properties of Tree Echium and Lodgepole Pine

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Lodgepole Pine

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

Tree Echium and Lodgepole Pine Physical Information

Tree Echium and Lodgepole Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Lodgepole Pine height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Lodgepole Pine are as follows:

Care of Tree Echium and Lodgepole Pine

Care of Tree Echium and Lodgepole Pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Lodgepole Pine pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots. In summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lodgepole Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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