Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vines
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Africa, South America, Southeast Asia
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Oriental Bittersweet, American Bittersweet
red pin,Norway pine,pinus
Number of Varieties
502
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40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Mountain Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-122-5
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,050.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,520.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Yellow, Red
orange brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round with toothed margin
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Winter
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently
Do Not over Water
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
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf rust, Thripes
Red blotch, sawflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Sun
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Fruit Bats, Hummingbirds
songbirds
Allergy
Chest Pain, Inflammation, Skin rash, Vomiting
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for birds, Suppresses or replaces native plants
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, antimicrobial, Antispasmodic
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Pectoral, Poultice, Salve
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Pulp
Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Used as a nemiticide, Used for its medicinal properties
Herbicide, Used for making green dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Celastrus orbiculatus
PINUS resinosa
Common Name
Oriental bittersweet, Asian bittersweet
Norway Pine
In Hindi
Asian bittersweet
Norway pine
In German
Rundblättriger Baumwürger
Amerikanische Rot-Kiefer
In French
Asian bittersweet
Pin rouge
In Spanish
Asian bittersweet
Pinus resinosa
In Greek
Asian bittersweet
Norway pine
In Portuguese
Asian bittersweet
Pinus resinosa
In Polish
Dławisz okrągłolistny
Sosna czerwona
In Latin
Asian bittersweet
Norway pine
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Celastrales
Pinales
Family
Celastraceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Celastrus
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Celastroideae
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Number of Species
4020
1
27800
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