Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mediterranean, Turkey, Africa, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Eastern Asia, Japan, Korea
Types
3
Pinus thunbergii
Number of Varieties
350
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions
sand dunes, Sandhills, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-5
Sunset Zone
-
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Green, Bronze, Tan, Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small oblong
Subulate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Fall, Summer, Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Frost
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Do not water excessively, Do not water frequently, Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Beetles, Nematodes, Sawfly, Scale Insects
Allergy
Constipation, Legume allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bonsai
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
constipation, High cholestrol, Kidney problems, Nutrients
Antirheumatic
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Bark
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Herbicide, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
CICER arietinum
PINUS thunbergii
Common Name
Bengal Gram, Chickpea , Garbanzo Bean, Indian Pea
Japanese Black Pine
Black Pine
In Hindi
चना
Japanese Black Pine
In German
Kichererbse
Japanese Black Pine
In French
Pois chiche
Japonais pin noir
In Spanish
Garbanzo
Pino Negro Japonés
In Greek
Ρεβίθι
Ιαπωνικά Μαύρη Πεύκη
In Portuguese
grão de bico
Japonês Black Pine
In Polish
Groch włoski
Japoński sosna czarna
In Latin
CICER
White Pine Italica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Fabales
Pinales
Family
Fabaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Cicer
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
Viceae Alef
-
Subfamily
Papilionoideae
-
Number of Species
904
1
27800
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