Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tender Perennial
Origin
Southeastern United States
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Types
Longleaf is a type of pine
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Number of Varieties
3120
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Sandy areas
Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-109-12
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-10
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm35.60 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune once the plant is tall enough
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Phosphorous
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, brown-spot needle blight
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
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Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
-
-
Allergy
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Mouth itching, Throat itching, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Indoor Air Purification, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Rhizomes
Other Uses
Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Leaves used for wrapping food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
PINUS palustris
HOMALOMENA Wallisii
Common Name
Longleaf Pine
Homalomena
In Hindi
Longleaf Pine
Homalomena
In German
Longleaf Pine
Homalomena
In French
pin des marais
Homalomena
In Spanish
pino de hoja larga
Homalomena
In Greek
Longleaf πεύκο
Homalomena
In Portuguese
Longleaf pinho
homalomena
In Polish
Longleaf sosna
Homalomena
In Latin
longleaf pinus
Homalomena
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Arales
Family
Pinaceae
Araceae
Genus
Pinus
Homalomena
Clade
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Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Number of Species
3122
1
27800
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