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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America
Western United States, Canada

Types

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Pinus lambertiana

Number of Varieties

205
0 40000
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Habitat

-
Woodland Garden Canopy

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
8-1

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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm760.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow
Brown, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Needle like

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
Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison
Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently
Water three times weekly in summer

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam

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
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
Blister Rust

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Douglas squirrels

Allergy

-
Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Feature Plant

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'
PINUS lambertiana

Common Name

Summer Squash
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine

In Hindi

summer squash
Sugar Pine

In German

Sommerkürbis
Sugar Pine

In French

courges d'été
Sugar Pine

In Spanish

calabaza de verano
Sugar Pine

In Greek

καλοκαίρι σκουός
Sugar Pine

In Portuguese

abobrinha
Sugar Pine

In Polish

latem squash
Sugar Pine

In Latin

aestas cucurbitae
Pinus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida

Order

Violales
Pinales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Pinaceae

Genus

Cucurbita
Pinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe

Cucurbiteae
-

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae
Pinoideae

Number of Species

55
1 27800
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Difference Between Summer Squash and Sugar Pine

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Importance of Summer Squash and Sugar Pine

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Compare Facts of Summer Squash vs Sugar Pine

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