Plant Care Benguet Pine

Benguet Pine

Reviewed by: | Last Updated: 11/05/2021

About Benguet Pine

Benguet Pine is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.

Benguet Pine likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.

Taxonomy

Pinus Kesiya
Pinus
Pinaceae
Pinales

How to care for Benguet Pine

Water

How often to water your Benguet Pine

Water needs for Benguet Pine
0.5 cups
every 9

Benguet Pine needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Calculate water needs of Benguet Pine

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

5"
Light

Check the growing potential in your area

A plant's growing potential is determined from its location, the time of year, and current local weather.

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Finding light for Benguet Pine in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Benguet Pine: 1ft from a window
1ft or less from
a window

Benguet Pine love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.

Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Benguet Pine does not tolerate low-light đŸš«.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Benguet Pine in your home 🏡.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Benguet Pine

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Benguet Pine: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Benguet Pine after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

FAQs
Water Needs
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Toxicity
Soil
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Care Summary for Benguet Pine

Benguet Pine

Benguet Pine


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 1ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

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