Alberta Spruce

Kukui

About Alberta Spruce and Kukui

Alberta Spruce

Kukui

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Tree

Origin

Western United States, Canada

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Types

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

Number of Varieties

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Hillside, Woods

Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-710-12

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12-9

Sunset Zone

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

H2, 23, 24

Habit

Pyramidal

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm1,370.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

300.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Peach, Pink

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Cylindrical

Maple shaped

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Water daily during growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Skin irritation

Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cramps, Dermatitis

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Used in Furniture

Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PICEA glauca var. albertiana

ALEURITES moluccanus

Common Name

White Spruce

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

In Hindi

अलबर्टा सजाना

Aleurites moluccanus

In German

Alberta Fichte

Lichtnussbaum

In French

épinette de l'Alberta

Aleurites moluccana

In Spanish

Alberta abeto

Aleurites moluccanus

In Greek

Αλμπέρτα ερυθρελάτης

Aleurites moluccanus

In Portuguese

Alberta abeto

Nogueira-de-iguape

In Polish

Alberta świerk

Nogueira-de-iguape

In Latin

Alberta abiegnis

Aleurites moluccanus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Family

Pinaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Picea

Aleurites

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Aleuritideae

Subfamily

Piceoideae Frankis

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

550

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Alberta Spruce and Kukui

Wondering what are the properties of Alberta Spruce and Kukui? We provide you with everything About Alberta Spruce and Kukui. Alberta Spruce doesn't have thorns and Kukui doesn't have thorns. Also Alberta Spruce does not have fragrant flowers. Alberta Spruce has allergic reactions like Skin irritation and Kukui 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 Kukui and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Needled Scale

Alberta Spruce and Colorado Spruce

Alberta Spruce and Fat Albert Spruce

Alberta Spruce and Whitebark Pine

Season and Care of Alberta Spruce and Kukui

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

Alberta Spruce and Kukui Physical Information

Alberta Spruce and Kukui physical information is very important for comparison. Alberta Spruce height is 1,220.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm. The color specification of Alberta Spruce and Kukui are as follows:

Alberta Spruce flower color: Peach and Pink
Alberta Spruce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Kukui flower color: White
Kukui leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray

Care of Alberta Spruce and Kukui

Care of Alberta Spruce and Kukui 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 Kukui 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 Kukui needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.