Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Asia
Southern Europe
Types
Pterocarya fraxinifolia, Pterocarya stenoptera
Fine leaved sheep's fescue
Number of Varieties
31
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Mixed deciduous forest
Mountain Slopes, Pastures
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-94-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm5.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm4.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
Pale White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Soil Compaction
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, 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, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove all suckers, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Soil Compaction
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Mealybugs, Mites
Allergy
-
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diaphoretic
Antispasmodic
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
-
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
Pterocarya fraxinifolia
FESTUCA brevipila
Common Name
Caucasian wingnut, Caucasian walnut
Hard Fescue
In Hindi
wingnut
Hard fescue
In German
wingnut
Echter Schaf-Schwingel
In French
wingnut
Hard fescue
In Spanish
wingnut
fétuque ovine
In Greek
wingnut
HARD φεστούκα
In Portuguese
wingnut
Hard fescue
In Polish
Wingnut
Hard fescue
In Latin
wingnut
Hard fescue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fagales
Cyperales
Family
Juglandaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Pterocarya
Festuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Juglandeae
-
Subfamily
Juglandoideae
-
Number of Species
6300
1
27800
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