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About Alberta Spruce



What is

Life Span
Annual

Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin
Western United States, Canada

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

Number of Varieties
4 100

Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Hillside, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone
2-7

AHS Heat Zone
7-1

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

Habit
Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm 33

Minimum Width
300.00 cm 57

Plant Color

Flower Color
Peach, Pink

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
Tan

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Cylindrical

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
Slow

Type of Soil
Loam

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage
Average

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?
Seedlings

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

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
Yes

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Fine

Foliage Sheen
Glossy

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
No

Attracts
Birds

Allergy
Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
No

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
-

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant

Other Uses
Used in Furniture

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PICEA glauca var. albertiana

Common Name
White Spruce

In Hindi
अलबर्टा सजाना

In German
Alberta Fichte

In French
épinette de l'Alberta

In Spanish
Alberta abeto

In Greek
Αλμπέρτα ερυθρελάτης

In Portuguese
Alberta abeto

In Polish
Alberta świerk

In Latin
Alberta abiegnis

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
-

Class
-

Order
-

Family
Pinaceae

Genus
Picea

Clade
-

Tribe
-

Subfamily
Piceoideae Frankis

Number of Species
5

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Properties of Alberta Spruce

Want to know the properties of Alberta Spruce? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Alberta Spruce is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin irritation. Alberta Spruce Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Alberta Spruce Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Alberta Spruce. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Alberta Spruce physical information is as follows: 1,220.00 cm tall and 300.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Cylindrical. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Alberta Spruce

Taking Alberta Spruce Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Alberta Spruce include pruning, which should be done Prune to stimulate growth, Prune twice a year, Remove hanging branches and Remove old, faded fronds. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Alberta Spruce

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Alberta Spruce is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Alberta Spruce is a very important plant from Needled Scale. There are 4 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Eastern white spruce Black Hills white spruce Alberta white spruce Alaska white spruce. This plant's habitat is gardens, Grassland, Hillside and Woods and it comes in the hardiness zone 2-7. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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