Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Eastern Asia, Japan, Korea
Types
Cathay Belle
Diana
Gold Baby
Gold Flower
Golden Midget
Golden Sunrise
Pinus thunbergii
Number of Varieties
120050
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
sand dunes, Sandhills, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-4
8-5
Sunset Zone
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
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Light Yellow, Dark Green, Black
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Subulate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Fall, Summer, Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires regular watering
Do not water excessively, Do not water frequently, Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full 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, Nitrogen, Water soluble fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cabbage looper, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Beetles, Nematodes, Sawfly, Scale Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bonsai
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients, Vitamin C
Antirheumatic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Bark
Other Uses
Used As Food
Herbicide, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Moon and Stars'
PINUS thunbergii
Common Name
Moon and Stars Watermelon, Watermelon
Japanese Black Pine
Black Pine
In Hindi
तरबूज़
Japanese Black Pine
In German
Wassermelone
Japanese Black Pine
In French
Pastèque
Japonais pin noir
In Spanish
sandía
Pino Negro Japonés
In Greek
καρπούζι
Ιαπωνικά Μαύρη Πεύκη
In Portuguese
melancia
Japonês Black Pine
In Polish
arbuz
Japoński sosna czarna
In Latin
PEPO
White Pine Italica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Pinales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Citrullus
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10004
1
27800
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