Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Asia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Types
Apricot Gold, Butter Yellow, Orange Supreme, Dan
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Number of Varieties
301
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40000
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Habitat
Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-11-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm3,000.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm76.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Orange
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Blue, Black
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval, Finely Dentate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Dry, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Fall, Fall
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Semi-hardwood cuttings
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Plant Maintenance
Medium
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
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove no more than one-third of each branch
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-purpose dry fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
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
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Nematodes
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
-
Edible Uses
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✘
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antitussive
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Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Fruits, Stem
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used as essential oil, Used as insect repellent, Used in herbal medicines, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes
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
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✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
OSMANTHUS fragrans
PINUS rigida
Common Name
Sweet olive, Sweet osmanthus, Tea olive
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
In Hindi
Sweet Olive
सनोबर
In German
Sweet Olive
Pitch pine
In French
Olive douce
pitch pine
In Spanish
Oliva dulce
pino
In Greek
γλυκό Ελιά
πίσσα πεύκο
In Portuguese
Olive doce
resina de pinheiro
In Polish
słodki Olive
Pitch sosny
In Latin
Dulce Olive
pice pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Pinales
Family
Oleaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Osmanthus
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Oleeae
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Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
15115
1
27800
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