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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada

Types

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Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine

Number of Varieties

201
0 40000
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Habitat

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Wet ground, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
7-1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm3,000.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm76.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange
Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Dry, Sandy

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison
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Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Allergy

-
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Tree trunks

Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
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

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'
PINUS rigida

Common Name

Summer Squash
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine

In Hindi

summer squash
सनोबर

In German

Sommerkürbis
Pitch pine

In French

courges d'été
pitch pine

In Spanish

calabaza de verano
pino

In Greek

καλοκαίρι σκουός
πίσσα πεύκο

In Portuguese

abobrinha
resina de pinheiro

In Polish

latem squash
Pitch sosny

In Latin

aestas cucurbitae
pice pinus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida

Order

Violales
Pinales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Pinaceae

Genus

Cucurbita
Pinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe

Cucurbiteae
-

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
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Number of Species

5115
1 27800
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Difference Between Summer Squash and Pitch Pine

If you are confused whether Summer Squash or Pitch Pine are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Summer Squash and Pitch Pine Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Summer Squash are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Pitch Pine fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Summer Squash and Pitch Pine if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Summer Squash and Pitch Pine

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Compare Facts of Summer Squash vs Pitch Pine

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