Bamboo

Sitka Spruce

About Bamboo and Sitka Spruce

Bamboo

Sitka Spruce

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Black Spruce, Norway Spruce, Colorodo Spruce

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

150035

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

By seashore, Humid climates, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-96-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm460.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Red, Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Red, Crimson

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Light Frost

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

Needs less watering

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Prune when young, Remove dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Aphids, Birds, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Light Frost

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Ants, Fruit Bats, Snails, Squirrels

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Constipation, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Sore eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Speed hair growth

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Agroforestry, Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

anti-inflammatory, Back pain, Emollient, Immunity, Obesity

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Leaf Stalks, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Constructing Boats, Making piano frames, Used as fuel, Used in Furniture, Used in making musical instruments, Used in paper industry, Used in pencil industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

ACER palmatum 'Osakazuki'

7.2 Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Japanese Maple, Osakasuki Japanese Maple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bānsa

सरल

7.2.2 In German

Bambus

Fichten

7.2.3 In French

Bambou

Picea

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bambú

Picea

7.2.5 In Greek

μπαμπού

Spruce

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bambu

Picea

7.2.7 In Polish

Bambus

Świerk

7.2.8 In Latin

Bamboo

Picea

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pinophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Aceraceae

8.6 Genus

Acidosasa

Picea

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

Piceoideae

8.10 Number of Species

140035

1 27800

Properties of Bamboo and Sitka Spruce

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

Compare Grass Plants » More

Bamboo and Bushy Bluestem

Bamboo and Broomsedge

Bamboo and Oatgrass

» More

More Compare Grass Plants

Season and Care of Bamboo and Sitka Spruce

Season and care of Bamboo and Sitka Spruce is important to know. While considering everything about Bamboo and Sitka Spruce Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bamboo season is Not Available and Sitka Spruce season is Not Available. The type of soil for Bamboo is Loam and for Sitka Spruce is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Sitka Spruce is Acidic, Neutral.

Bamboo and Sitka Spruce Physical Information

Bamboo and Sitka Spruce physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Sitka Spruce height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Sitka Spruce are as follows:

Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Sitka Spruce flower color: Red
Sitka Spruce leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Bamboo and Sitka Spruce

Care of Bamboo and Sitka Spruce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Sitka Spruce pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches. In summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sitka Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.