Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass
Origin
Western United States, Canada
Mexico
Types
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Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'
Number of Varieties
520
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Subtropical climates, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-89-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
10 - 7
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Weeping
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm240.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
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Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
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, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Aphids, Mealybugs
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
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Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Mealybugs
Allergy
Hay fever, Rhinitis
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
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Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
OTATEA acuminata
Common Name
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo
In Hindi
Whitebark Pine
मैक्सिकन बांस
In German
Whitebark Pine
Mexican Bambus
In French
Pin à écorce blanche
Bamboo mexicaine
In Spanish
Whitebark pino
bambú mexicana
In Greek
Whitebark Pine
Μεξικού μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Whitebark Pine
Bamboo Mexican
In Polish
Whitebark Pine
Mexican Bamboo
In Latin
Pinus albicaulis
Mexicanus Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
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Class
Pinopsida
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Order
Pinales
Poales
Family
Pinaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Pinus
Otatea
Clade
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Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
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Number of Species
555
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27800
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