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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 9–11Type SucculentClimate 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

Type: Succulent
Family: Crassulaceae
Climate: Arid

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Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — succulent with white blooms

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — A common yet strikingly ornamental succulent in landscape designs; succulent with white blooms, image 66

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — typically reaches heights of 4 to 8 inches and spreads 6 to 10 inches; crassula tetragona imitates the, image 51

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — with its rosettes of fleshy; also known as Aristaloe aristata, image 70

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — succulent for full or half or shade; offering a coniferous texture to the landscape

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — Ideal for rock gardens or container arrangements, it provides unique texture and form to the landscape, image 45

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — offering a coniferous texture to the landscape; its needle-like succulent green leaves cluster densely, image 57

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — Drought-tolerant once established

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

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — this drought-tolerant plant thrives in full sun to partial shade

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — also known as Aristaloe aristata; a common yet strikingly ornamental succulent in landscape designs, image 47

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — also known as Aristaloe aristata; a common yet strikingly ornamental succulent in landscape designs

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — typically reaches heights of 4 to 8 inches and spreads 6 to 10 inches

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — succulent with white blooms; with its rosettes of fleshy, image 59

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — this drought-tolerant plant thrives in full sun to partial shade; white flowers in the garden, image 43

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — is a succulent resembling miniature pine trees with fleshy; requiring well-draining soil

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) — Ideal for rock gardens or container arrangements, it provides unique texture and form to the landscape

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — with its rosettes of fleshy; also known as Aristaloe aristata, image 50

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — white flowers in the garden; this drought-tolerant plant thrives in full sun to partial shade, image 58

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — Drought-tolerant once established; both plants are prized for their unique appearances

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — with its rosettes of fleshy

Miniature Pine Tree (Crassula Tetragona) — offering a coniferous texture to the landscape

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