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Miniature Pine Tree

Crassula Tetragona

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Overview

The Lace Aloe, Crassula tetragona, is a succulent resembling miniature pine trees with fleshy, needle-like leaves. Reaching up to 3 feet tall, it offers year-round interest with its green hues and white blooms in summer. Hardy to zones 9-11, this drought-tolerant plant thrives in full sun to partial shade, requiring well-draining soil. Ideal for rock gardens or container arrangements, it provides unique texture and form to the landscape.

Sun Full, Half, ShadeWater LowZones 9–11Climate Arid
Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — is a succulent resembling miniature pine trees with fleshy

Culture

Sun
Full, Half, Shade
Water
Low
USDA zones
9–11

Shape & size

Classification

Family
Crassulaceae
Climate
Arid

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Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — Drought-tolerant once established; both plants are prized for their unique appearances, image 73
Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — Crassula tetragona imitates the look of a pine tree in miniature form; stretching taller at around 2 to, image 74
Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — stretching taller at around 2 to 3 feet in height and capable of similar spreads; reaching up to 3 feet, image 75
Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — Its needle-like succulent green leaves cluster densely around its stems; but it\'s important to clarify, image 76
Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — offering a coniferous texture to the landscape; its needle-like succulent green leaves cluster densely, image 77
Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — white flowers in the garden; this drought-tolerant plant thrives in full sun to partial shade, image 78
Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — succulent with white blooms; with its rosettes of fleshy, image 79
Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — succulent for full or half or shade; offering a coniferous texture to the landscape, image 80
Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — is a succulent resembling miniature pine trees with fleshy; requiring well-draining soil, image 81
Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — Reaching up to 3 feet tall, it offers year-round interest with its green hues and white blooms in, image 82
Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — this drought-tolerant plant thrives in full sun to partial shade; white flowers in the garden, image 83
Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — requiring well-draining soil; ideal for rock gardens or container arrangements, it provides unique, image 84

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