Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
New Zealand
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
-20
0
40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-87-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9*6
Sunset Zone
1 - 7,15 - 17
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,000.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
200.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Tiny
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Spring
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
High
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Alternate Days
In Winter
Average Water
Moderate
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth
Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
-
Pests and Diseases
Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil
Aphids, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Insignificant
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Insects
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
Bog Garden, Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Whole plant
Other Uses
Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Pinus balfouriana
Raoulia glabra
Common Name
Foxtail pine
Raoulia
In Hindi
foxtail pine
Raoulia
In German
foxtail Kiefer
Raoulia
In French
sétaire pin
Raoulia
In Spanish
pino de cola de zorra
Raoulia
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο
Raoulia
In Portuguese
pinho foxtail
raoulia
In Polish
włośnica sosny
Raoulia
In Latin
panicum pinus
Raoulia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Asterales
Family
Pinaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Pinus
Raoulia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Pineae
Gnaphalieae
Subfamily
Pinoideae
-
Number of Species
111100
1
27800
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