Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Flowering Plants
Origin
Western United States, Canada, Mexico
Tropical Asia
Types
Pinus albicaulis, Pinus monticola
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Number of Varieties
20
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-78-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
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Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
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Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,070.00 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Maple shaped
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Early Spring, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Water Deeply
In Summer
Regular watering required
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
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Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Bark
Flowers
Other Uses
used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Vegetable
Botanical Name
PINUS flexilis
Abelmoschus manihot
Common Name
limber pine
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
In Hindi
limber pine
aibika
In German
limber pine
Maniok-Bisameibisch
In French
limber pine
L'Aibika
In Spanish
limber pine
Aibika
In Greek
εύκαμπτος πεύκο
aibika
In Portuguese
limver foi
Aibika
In Polish
limver poszedł
aibika
In Latin
limver abiit
aibika
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Malvales
Family
Pinaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Pinus
Abelmoschus
Clade
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
3015
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27800
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