Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
United States, Canada
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Types
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Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Number of Varieties
101
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy, Woodlands
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
-
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm3,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm76.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Green, Light Pink
Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Purple
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Burgundy
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Obtuse
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Dry, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
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Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Cadmium fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses, Yellow Leaves
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
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Small mammals
Birds
Allergy
Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, cramps, Diarrhea, Nausea, Spasms, Toxic, Toxic if not prepared properly, Vomiting
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, anti-inflammatory, Antirheumatic, Arthritis, Curing mumps and measles, Homeopathy
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used as an insecticide, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making soaps, Used in making blue ink
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Wildflower
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
PHYTOLACCA americana
PINUS rigida
Common Name
American Pokeweed, Inkberry, Pokeberry
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
In Hindi
POKEBERRY
सनोबर
In German
Kermesbeere
Pitch pine
In French
POKEBERRY
pitch pine
In Spanish
Pokeberry
pino
In Greek
POKEBERRY
πίσσα πεύκο
In Portuguese
POKEBERRY
resina de pinheiro
In Polish
alkiermes
Pitch sosny
In Latin
pokeberry
pice pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Pinales
Family
Phytolaccaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Phytolacca
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
35115
1
27800
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