Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Types
Castanea pumila
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Number of Varieties
81
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40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Ridges
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
7-1
Sunset Zone
-
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm3,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm76.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Yellow, Ivory
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green, Chartreuse
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Dry, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
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
Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Headache, Treating fever
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
CASTANEA pumila
PINUS rigida
Common Name
Chinquapin
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
In Hindi
बौना शाहबलूत
सनोबर
In German
Zwergkastanien
Pitch pine
In French
châtaignier nain
pitch pine
In Spanish
el castaño enano
pino
In Greek
νάνος καστανιάς
πίσσα πεύκο
In Portuguese
νάνος καστανιάς
resina de pinheiro
In Polish
krasnolud kasztan
Pitch sosny
In Latin
P. castaneis
pice pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Fagales
Pinales
Family
Fagaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Castanea
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
Cherokee
-
Subfamily
Cassidinae
-
Number of Species
6115
1
27800
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