Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Western United States, Northwestern United States, Southwestern United States, California, Canada, Mexico
Asia, North America, Southern Europe
Types
Pinus ponderosa
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White
Number of Varieties
530
0
40000
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Habitat
Mountain Slopes
Hillside, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-83-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,440.00 cm76.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green, Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Bronze, Dark Green, Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained
Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Semi-Double
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Ants
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Boils, Expectorant, Rheumatism
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Seeds, Wood
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Application in Furniture, Used As Food
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PINUS ponderosa
Paeonia suffruticosa
Common Name
Ponderosa Pine
Peony
In Hindi
ponderosa pine
Peony
In German
ponderosa-Kiefer
Pfingstrose
In French
pin ponderosa
Pivoine
In Spanish
pino ponderosa
Peonía
In Greek
Ponderosa πεύκα
παιωνία
In Portuguese
ponderosa pine
Peônia
In Polish
sosna
Piwonia
In Latin
pinus ponderosa
AGLAOPHOTIS
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
-
Family
Pinaceae
Paeoniaceae
Genus
Pinus
Paeonia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
61230
1
27800
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