Black Spruce

Alberta Spruce

About Black Spruce and Alberta Spruce

Black Spruce

Alberta Spruce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada

Western United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained

gardens, Grassland, Hillside, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

1-6

2-7

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

6-1

7-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7

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

1.9 Habit

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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3,000.00 cm

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1,220.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

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300.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Peach, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Cylindrical

2.4 Thorns

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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

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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Early Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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26% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Dermatitis

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Disinfectant, Kidney problems, Odontalgic, Poultice, Salve, Stomachic, tuberculosis, Vulnerary

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing

Used in Furniture

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PICEA mariana

PICEA glauca var. albertiana

7.2 Common Name

Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce

White Spruce

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Spruce Tree

अलबर्टा सजाना

7.2.2 In German

Schwarz Fichte

Alberta Fichte

7.2.3 In French

Noir Épicéa

épinette de l'Alberta

7.2.4 In Spanish

Negro árbol de abeto

Alberta abeto

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαύρο Spruce Tree

Αλμπέρτα ερυθρελάτης

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore Spruce Preto

Alberta abeto

7.2.7 In Polish

Czarny Świerk Drzewo

Alberta świerk

7.2.8 In Latin

Niger abiegnis

Alberta abiegnis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

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8.3 Class

Pinopsida

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8.4 Order

Pinales

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8.5 Family

Pinaceae

8.6 Genus

Picea

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Pinoideae

Piceoideae Frankis

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Black Spruce and Alberta Spruce

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

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Season and Care of Black Spruce and Alberta Spruce

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

Black Spruce and Alberta Spruce Physical Information

Black Spruce and Alberta Spruce physical information is very important for comparison. Black Spruce height is 3,000.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Alberta Spruce height is 1,220.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Black Spruce and Alberta Spruce are as follows:

Black Spruce flower color: White
Black Spruce leaf color: Green, Sea Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Alberta Spruce flower color: Peach and Pink
Alberta Spruce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Black Spruce and Alberta Spruce

Care of Black Spruce and Alberta Spruce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Spruce pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Alberta Spruce pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth, Prune twice a year, Remove hanging branches and Remove old, faded fronds. In summer Black Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Alberta Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.