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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Trees  
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  

Origin
Anatolia, Asia, Europe, Iran, Maghreb, Morocco, Norway, The Hiamalayas  
Western United States, Canada, Mexico  

Types
Flowering Cherries, Sour Cherries, Sand Cherries, Sweet Cherries, Capulin Cherries  
Pinus albicaulis, Pinus monticola  

Number of Varieties
100  
99+
2  
99+

Habitat
Forest edges, Wild, Woods  
Dry areas  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8  
3-7  

AHS Heat Zone
10-1  
7-1  

Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17  
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
17.50 cm  
99+
1,070.00 cm  
38

Minimum Width
17.50 cm  
99+
610.00 cm  
34

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green  
Green, Blue Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Orange  
Green, Blue Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Orange  
Green, Blue Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Orange  
Green, Blue Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Oblong  
Needle like  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

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

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Slow  

Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Heat And Humidity  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting  
Grafting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water twice a day in the initial period  
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Regular watering required  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Slightly Acidic  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Loamy, Well drained  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Don't prune in the fall, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in late winter, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads  
Prune if you want to improve plant shape  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial Canker, Black Knot, Brown Rot, Caterpillars  
Rust  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
-  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
Yes  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
-  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
-  
-  

Evergreen
Yes  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Birds  
-  

Allergy
Swelling in the face  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Wildlife, Windbreak  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Gout, Kidney problems, Rheumatoid arthritis, Swelling  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits  
Bark  

Other Uses
Wood is used for making furniture  
used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
-  
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Prunus avium  
PINUS flexilis  

Common Name
Cherry Tree  
limber pine  

In Hindi
चेरी का पेड़  
limber pine  

In German
Kirschbaum  
limber pine  

In French
Cerisier  
limber pine  

In Spanish
Cerezo  
limber pine  

In Greek
κερασιά  
εύκαμπτος πεύκο  

In Portuguese
árvore de cereja  
limver foi  

In Polish
wiśniowe drzewo  
limver poszedł  

In Latin
Cherry  
limver abiit  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Pinopsida  

Order
Rosales  
Pinales  

Family
Rosaceae  
Pinaceae  

Genus
Prunus  
Pinus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
-  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
430  
99+
30  

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Difference Between Cherry Tree and Limber Pine

If you are confused whether Cherry Tree or Limber Pine are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Cherry Tree and Limber Pine Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Cherry Tree are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Limber Pine fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Less fertilizing. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Cherry Tree and Limber Pine if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Cherry Tree and Limber Pine

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Cherry Tree and Limber Pine. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Cherry Tree and Limber Pine as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Cherry Tree is Arthritis, Gout, Kidney problems, Rheumatoid arthritis and Swelling whereas of Limber Pine is . Cherry Tree has beauty benefits as follows: while Limber Pine has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Cherry Tree vs Limber Pine

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Cherry Tree vs Limber Pine and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Cherry Tree are Swelling in the face whereas of Limber Pine have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Cherry Tree has showy fruits and Limber Pine has no showy fruits. Also Cherry Tree is flowering and Limber Pine is not flowering . You can compare Cherry Tree and Limber Pine facts and facts of other plants too.

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