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Whitebark Pine
Whitebark Pine

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tree

Origin

Western United States, Canada
China, Korea

Types

-
Fuyu Persimmons Hachiya Persimmons Among(Ye mon) Maru Persimmons

Number of Varieties

530
0 40000
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Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy
Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
10-7

Sunset Zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
H1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm760.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

610.00 cm550.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Light Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Yellow, Burgundy, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like
Elliptic

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

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

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week
Do not water excessively, Do not water frequently, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering

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
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Caterpillars, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Full Sun, Variety of soil types

Facts

Flowers

-
Insignificant

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds

Allergy

Hay fever, Rhinitis
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Bonsai

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Anthelmintic, Antitussive, Antivinous, Appetizer, Astringent, Demulcent, Expectorant, Laxative

Part of Plant Used

Inner Bark, Seeds
Fruits

Other Uses

Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Cosmetics

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Screening, Wind Break
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
DIOSPYROS kaki 'Hongsi'

Common Name

Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
Asian Persimmon, Hongsi Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Kaki

In Hindi

Whitebark Pine
Japanese Persimmon

In German

Whitebark Pine
Japanese Persimmon

In French

Pin à écorce blanche
Persimmon japonais

In Spanish

Whitebark pino
El caqui japonés

In Greek

Whitebark Pine
Ιαπωνικά Λωτός

In Portuguese

Whitebark Pine
Persimmon japonês

In Polish

Whitebark Pine
japoński Persimmon

In Latin

Pinus albicaulis
Persimmon Italica

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Pinales
Ericales

Family

Pinaceae
Ebenaceae

Genus

Pinus
Diospyros

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Pinoideae
-

Number of Species

57
1 27800
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Difference Between Whitebark Pine and Japanese Persimmon

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Importance of Whitebark Pine and Japanese Persimmon

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Whitebark Pine and Japanese Persimmon. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Whitebark Pine and Japanese Persimmon 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 Japanese Persimmon is Anthelmintic, Antitussive, Antivinous, Appetizer, Astringent, Demulcent, Expectorant and Laxative. Whitebark Pine has beauty benefits as follows: while Japanese Persimmon has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Whitebark Pine vs Japanese Persimmon

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