Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe
Europe
Types
Eastern Austrian Pine, Western Austrian Pine
Picea abies
Number of Varieties
240
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40000
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Habitat
Wet ground, Wet lands
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-83-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm1,370.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm760.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Layering
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Cytospora canker, Needle rust, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
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
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bugs
Allergy
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Used in parkland
Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas tree
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Forms dense stands
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Tree trunks
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used as Ornamental plant, used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
PINUS nigra
PICEA abies 'Acrocona'
Common Name
European Black Pine
Norway Spruce
In Hindi
Austrian Pine
Norway Spruce
In German
Schwarzkiefer
Fichte
In French
Pin noir d'Autriche
épinette de Norvège
In Spanish
pino salgareño
picea de Noruega
In Greek
Η αυστριακή πεύκα
Νορβηγία Spruce
In Portuguese
Pinheiro-larício
Noruega Spruce
In Polish
Sosna czarna
świerk pospolity
In Latin
Austrian Pine
Norway Spruce
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Pinus
Picea
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
335
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27800
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