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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tree

Origin

Western United States, Canada
Southeastern Asia, India, China

Types

-
Tropical Fruit Tree

Number of Varieties

510
0 40000
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Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy
Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-810-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
12-9

Sunset Zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
H1, H2, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

610.00 cm1,370.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
Green, Yellow green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like
Oblong or Lanceolate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week
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, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Put diluted fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Chlorosis, Susceptible to insect pests and moulds

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

Hay fever, Rhinitis
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, antimicrobial, Astringent, Expectorant

Part of Plant Used

Inner Bark, Seeds
Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Jam, Jelly, used in Indian cuisine in curries

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Screening, Wind Break
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
DILLENIA indica

Common Name

Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
Chulta, Elephant Apple

In Hindi

Whitebark Pine
Elephant Apple

In German

Whitebark Pine
Elefant von Apple

In French

Pin à écorce blanche
Elephant d'Apple

In Spanish

Whitebark pino
El elefante de Apple

In Greek

Whitebark Pine
ελέφαντας της Apple

In Portuguese

Whitebark Pine
Elefante da Apple

In Polish

Whitebark Pine
Słoń Jabłko

In Latin

Pinus albicaulis
Elephant Apple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Pinales
Dilleniales

Family

Pinaceae
Dilleniaceae

Genus

Pinus
Dillenia

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Pinoideae
-

Number of Species

51
1 27800
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Difference Between Whitebark Pine and Elephant Apple

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Importance of Whitebark Pine and Elephant Apple

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Whitebark Pine and Elephant Apple. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Whitebark Pine and Elephant Apple as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Whitebark Pine is Antiseptic, Diuretic and Vermifuge whereas of Elephant Apple is Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, antimicrobial, Astringent and Expectorant. Whitebark Pine has beauty benefits as follows: while Elephant Apple has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Whitebark Pine vs Elephant Apple

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Whitebark Pine vs Elephant Apple and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Whitebark Pine are Hay fever and Rhinitis whereas of Elephant Apple have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Whitebark Pine has no showy fruits and Elephant Apple has showy fruits. Also Whitebark Pine is not flowering and Elephant Apple is not flowering . You can compare Whitebark Pine and Elephant Apple facts and facts of other plants too.