Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Types
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Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Number of Varieties
21
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Hardwood forests
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-7-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-5
7-1
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm3,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.70 cm76.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Butterfly shaped
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Dry, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings, Stem Planting
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Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
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, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
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
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
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
Cancer, Diuretic
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Tree trunks
Other Uses
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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
Feature Plant, Groundcover
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
JEFFERSONIA diphylla
PINUS rigida
Common Name
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Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
In Hindi
Twinleaf
सनोबर
In German
Twinleaf
Pitch pine
In French
Twinleaf
pitch pine
In Spanish
Twinleaf
pino
In Greek
Twinleaf
πίσσα πεύκο
In Portuguese
Twinleaf
resina de pinheiro
In Polish
Twinleaf
Pitch sosny
In Latin
Twinleaf
pice pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Pinales
Family
Berberidaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Jeffersonia
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2115
1
27800
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