Alberta Spruce

Japanese Barberry

About Alberta Spruce and Japanese Barberry

Alberta Spruce

Japanese Barberry

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Western United States, Canada

Eastern Asia, Japan

1.4 Types

Eastern white spruce Black Hills white spruce Alberta white spruce Alaska white spruce

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

4NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Hillside, Woods

Old fields, stream banks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-74-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

8-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Peach, Pink

Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Red orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Purple, Orange, Burgundy, Crimson

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Cylindrical

Obovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Spring

Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season

Requires regular watering during dry weather

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to stimulate growth, Prune twice a year, Remove hanging branches, Remove old, faded fronds

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Red blotch, Sunken patches

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Anthelmintic, Antibacterial, Antiseptic, Cancer

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in Furniture

Used to make yellow dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break

Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PICEA glauca var. albertiana

BERBERIS thunbergii

7.2 Common Name

White Spruce

Japanese Barberry

7.2.1 In Hindi

अलबर्टा सजाना

Japanese Barberry

7.2.2 In German

Alberta Fichte

Thunberg-Berberitze

7.2.3 In French

épinette de l'Alberta

Berberis thunbergii

7.2.4 In Spanish

Alberta abeto

Berberis thunbergii

7.2.5 In Greek

Αλμπέρτα ερυθρελάτης

Japanese Barberry

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Alberta abeto

Japanese Barberry

7.2.7 In Polish

Alberta świerk

Berberys Thunberga

7.2.8 In Latin

Alberta abiegnis

Japanese Barberry

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Pinaceae

Berberidaceae

8.6 Genus

Picea

Berberis

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Piceoideae Frankis

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Alberta Spruce and Japanese Barberry

Wondering what are the properties of Alberta Spruce and Japanese Barberry? We provide you with everything About Alberta Spruce and Japanese Barberry. Alberta Spruce doesn't have thorns and Japanese Barberry doesn't have thorns. Also Alberta Spruce does not have fragrant flowers. Alberta Spruce has allergic reactions like Skin irritation and Japanese Barberry has allergic reactions like Skin irritation. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Alberta Spruce and Japanese Barberry and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Needled Scale

Alberta Spruce and Fat Albert Spruce

Alberta Spruce and Whitebark Pine

Alberta Spruce and Colorado Spruce

Season and Care of Alberta Spruce and Japanese Barberry

Season and care of Alberta Spruce and Japanese Barberry is important to know. While considering everything about Alberta Spruce and Japanese Barberry Care, growing season is an essential factor. Alberta Spruce season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Japanese Barberry season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Alberta Spruce is Loam and for Japanese Barberry is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Alberta Spruce is Acidic, Neutral and for Japanese Barberry is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Alberta Spruce and Japanese Barberry Physical Information

Alberta Spruce and Japanese Barberry physical information is very important for comparison. Alberta Spruce height is 1,220.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Japanese Barberry height is 90.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Alberta Spruce and Japanese Barberry are as follows:

Alberta Spruce flower color: Peach and Pink
Alberta Spruce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Japanese Barberry flower color: Yellow and Yellow green
Japanese Barberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Alberta Spruce and Japanese Barberry

Care of Alberta Spruce and Japanese Barberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Alberta Spruce pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth, Prune twice a year, Remove hanging branches and Remove old, faded fronds and Japanese Barberry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Alberta Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Barberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.