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Smokebush and Foxtail pine


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  
Tree  

Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia  
-  

Types
-  
Cotinus Coggygria, American Smoketree  

Number of Varieties
-  
10  
99+

Habitat
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands  
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8  
5-8  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
8-3  

Sunset Zone
1 - 7,15 - 17  
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21  

Habit
Pyramidal  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,000.00 cm  
40
300.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
200.00 cm  
99+
300.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Pink, Light Pink, Rose  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Tan  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green, Burgundy, Plum  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green  
Burgundy, Plum  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green  
Yellow, Red, Orange, Orange Red  

Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Needle like  
Oval  

Thorns
Yes  
No  

Season

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

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Late Summer, Spring  
Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings  
Seedlings, Stem Cutting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering  
Water deeply about once a week  

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, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 20-30-20 amount, organic fertlizers  

Pests and Diseases
Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil  
Leaf spot, Verticillium Wilt  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
Yes  
Yes  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Birds, Insects  
Bees  

Allergy
-  
Dermatitis  

Benefits

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  
Used in parkland  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Stops hair loss  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Cholagogue, Febrifuge, Ophthalmic  

Part of Plant Used
-  
Leaves  

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  
Used as essential oil, Used for making yellow to orange dye, 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, Shade Trees  
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Pinus balfouriana  
COTINUS 'Grace'  

Common Name
Foxtail pine  
Grace Smoketree, Smokebush, Smoketree  

In Hindi
foxtail pine  
Smokebush  

In German
foxtail Kiefer  
Smokebush  

In French
sétaire pin  
Smokebush  

In Spanish
pino de cola de zorra  
Smokebush  

In Greek
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο  
Smokebush  

In Portuguese
pinho foxtail  
Smokebush  

In Polish
włośnica sosny  
Smokebush  

In Latin
panicum pinus  
Smokebush  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Coniferophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Pinopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Pinales  
Sapindales  

Family
Pinaceae  
Anacardiaceae  

Genus
Pinus  
Cotinus  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
Pineae  
Rhoeae  

Subfamily
Pinoideae  
Anacardioideae  

Number of Species
111  
99+
4  
99+

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Difference Between Foxtail pine and Smokebush

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Importance of Foxtail pine and Smokebush

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Foxtail pine and Smokebush. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Foxtail pine and Smokebush 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 Foxtail pine is whereas of Smokebush is Cholagogue, Febrifuge and Ophthalmic. Foxtail pine has beauty benefits as follows: while Smokebush has beauty benefits as follows: .

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