Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit, Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
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North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Phyllanthus emblica
Pinus banksiana
Number of Varieties
550
0
40000
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Habitat
Forests, gardens, Hill prairies, Homesteads, Rocky areas, Woodlands
Forests, Rocky areas, Rocky Ridges
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
6-1
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
400.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Green, Lime Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Green, Gray Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting
Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
High Potash Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Blight, Foliage-feeding caterpillars, Moth
Annosus Root Rot, Armillaria mellea, Brown Rot, Red blotch, Tar spot
Plant Tolerance
Pollution, Salt and Soil Compaction
Drought, Dry soil, Wet Site
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
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Caterpillar
Sawfly
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Blood purifying, Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair, Provides herbal hair care, Speed hair growth
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Diabetes, Diarrhea, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Obesity, Vitamin C
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Bark, Stem
Other Uses
Making Shampoo, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines
Used as firewood, Used as fuel, Used in pulpwood and lumber production
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cottage garden
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
Phyllanthus emblica
PINUS banksiana
Common Name
Indian Gooseberry, Amla , Awala
grey pine
scrub pine
In Hindi
आमला
जैक पाइन
In German
Stachelbeere
Jack Kiefer
In French
Groseille à maquereau
pin gris
In Spanish
Grosella
jack pine
In Greek
Φραγκοστάφυλλο
υποδοχή πεύκο
In Portuguese
Groselha
jack pine
In Polish
Agrest
sosna Banksa
In Latin
hominem
pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Pinales
Family
Phyllanthaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Phyllanthus
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
Phyllantheae
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Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
30036
1
27800
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