Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean
Japan
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
215
0
40000
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Habitat
Open Forest, Terrestrial
low mountains, Mountain Slopes, Mountain tops, Mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Subulate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Fall, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
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
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
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, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Blight, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Sawfly Larvae, Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Rabbit
Flowers
Showy
-
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
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Sawfly, White Pine Weevil
Allergy
Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching, Watery eyes
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bonsai, Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, High cholestrol, Immunity, Improve heart health
Cold, Cough, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture
Herbicide
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
PRUNUS insititia 'Blue Violet Damson'
PINUS parviflora
Common Name
Blue Violet Damson Plum, Damson
five-needle pine
Japanese five-needle pine
In Hindi
जामुन
Japanese White Pine
In German
Zwetschgen
Japanische White Pine
In French
prune de Damas
Pin blanc du Japon
In Spanish
ciruela ciruela
Pino blanco japonés
In Greek
κορόμηλο δαμάσκηνο
Ιαπωνικά White Pine
In Portuguese
damson ameixa
Japanese White Pine
In Polish
mirabelki
Japoński White Pine
In Latin
damson plum
Pine Italica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Rosales
Pinales
Family
Rosaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Prunus
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
-
Number of Species
400115
1
27800
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