Pines Plus

Question 1

What is the binomial name for Eastern white pine?

Answer 1

Pinus strobus

Question 2

What is the binomial name of Dwarf Eastern white pine?

Answer 2

Pinus strobus ‘Nana’

Question 3

What is the binomial name of Limber pine?

Answer 3

Pinus flexilis

Question 4

What is the binomial name of Tempelhof Japanese White pine?

Answer 4

Pinus parviflora ‘Tempelhof’

Question 5

What is the binomial name of Japanese umbrella-pine?

Answer 5

Sciadopitys verticillata

Question 6

What is the binomial name of Umbrella plant?

Answer 6

Cyperus alternifolius

Question 7

How tall does Eastern white pine grow?

Answer 7

80 feet

Question 8

What are the soil conditions of Eastern white pine

Answer 8

Intolerant of urban conditions

Can’t tolerate air pollution, salt, compacted or alkaline soils

Question 9

What is the light condition of eastern white pine?

Answer 9

Full sun to part shade

Question 10

What are the uses of Eastern white pine?

Answer 10

Specimen, hedge

Question 11

How tall does Dwarf eastern white pine grow?

Answer 11

7 feet with 10 ft spread

Question 12

What are the soil conditions of Dwarf eastern white pine?

Answer 12

Medium moisture

Not urban tolerant, hates compacted, clay and alkaline soils

Question 13

What are the light conditions of dwarf eastern white pine?

Answer 13

Full sun to part shade

Question 14

What are the uses for dwarf eastern white pine?

Answer 14

Rock garden, foundation, shrub border garden, specimen

Question 15

How tall does the Limber pine grow?

Answer 15

60 feet

Question 16

What are the light conditions of Limber pine?

Answer 16

Full sun

Question 17

What are the soil conditions of Limber pine?

Answer 17

Medium moisture

Adaptable plant

Question 18

What are the uses of the limber pine?

Answer 18

Specimen

Question 19

How tall does the Tempelhof Japanese White pine grow?

Answer 19

40 feet

Question 20

What are the soil conditions of Tempelhof Japanese white pine?

Answer 20

Dry to average moisture, well drained, salt tolerant

Question 21

What are the light conditions of Tempelhof Japanese white pine?

Answer 21

Full sun to partial shade

Question 22

What are the uses of the Tempelhof Japanese white pine?

Answer 22

Shade tree, accent

Question 23

How tall does the Japanese Umbrella pine grow?

Answer 23

30 feet

Question 24

What are the soil conditions of Japanese Umbrella pine?

Answer 24

Acidic soil needed

Question 25

What are the light conditions of the Japanese umbrella pine?

Answer 25

Full sun

Question 26

What are the uses of the Japanese umbrella pine?

Answer 26

Specimen, rock garden, bonsai

Question 27

How tall does the umbrella plant grow?

Answer 27

3 feet

Question 28

What are the soil conditions of the umbrella plant?

Answer 28

Wet and boggy

Question 29

What are the light conditions of the umbrella plant?

Answer 29

Full sun to part shade

Question 30

What are the uses of the umbrella plant?

Answer 30

Containers, water gardens

Question 31

What is the binomial name of Papyrus?

Answer 31

Cyperus papyrus

Question 32

How tall does the Papyrus plant grow?

Answer 32

8 feet

Question 33

What are the soil conditions of Papyrus?

Answer 33

Wet and boggy

Question 34

What are the light conditions of papyrus?

Answer 34

Full sun to part shade

Question 35

What are the uses of Papyrus?

Answer 35

Water garden, rain garden, patio containers, used by ancient Egyptians to make paper like writing material