Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mexico, Central America
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Types
Reinikie, Dade, Pike, Suebelle and Golden
Climate
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Number of Varieties
51
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical Highlands
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11-6
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 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
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm3,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm76.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Green, Ivory
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Yellow, Yellow green, Light Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Alternate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Dry, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Winter, Late Winter
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Vegetative
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Needs more water during establishment, Water during dry weather
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
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
drowsiness
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
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
Anti-carcinogenic effects, Colon Cancer
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds
Tree trunks
Other Uses
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, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
CASIMIROA edulis
PINUS rigida
Common Name
White Sapote
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
In Hindi
White Sapote
सनोबर
In German
White Sapote
Pitch pine
In French
Sapote blanche
pitch pine
In Spanish
White Sapote
pino
In Greek
White Sapote
πίσσα πεύκο
In Portuguese
White Sapote
resina de pinheiro
In Polish
White Sapote
Pitch sosny
In Latin
White Sapote
pice pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Sapindales
Pinales
Family
Rutaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Casimiroa
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10115
1
27800
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