Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Ornamental Plants
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
-
Pinus banksiana
Number of Varieties
250
0
40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial, Tropical Forests
Forests, Rocky areas, Rocky Ridges
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
6-1
Sunset Zone
-
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Globe shaped
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
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
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division
Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Drought Tolerant
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
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Annosus Root Rot, Armillaria mellea, Brown Rot, Red blotch, Tar spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry soil, Wet Site
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
-
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Sawfly
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Bark, Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as firewood, Used as fuel, Used in pulpwood and lumber production
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
STENOCEREUS kerberi
PINUS banksiana
Common Name
Cereus kerberi, Rathbunia kerberi, Cleistocactus kerberi
grey pine
scrub pine
In Hindi
Sina
जैक पाइन
In German
Sina
Jack Kiefer
In French
Sina
pin gris
In Spanish
Sina
jack pine
In Greek
Sina
υποδοχή πεύκο
In Portuguese
Sina
jack pine
In Polish
Sina
sosna Banksa
In Latin
Sina
pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Pinales
Family
Cactaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Stenocereus
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Pachycereeae
-
Subfamily
Cactaceae, Cactoideae
-
Number of Species
-36
1
27800
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