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About Celery and Black Spruce


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual or Biennial  

Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  
Vegetable  

Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada  
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia  

Types
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce  
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango  

Number of Varieties
8  
100  
99+

Habitat
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained  
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground  

USDA Hardiness Zone
1-6  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
6-1  
9-3  

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

Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm  
6
45.70 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.00 cm  
99+
30.50 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
White  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Pink  
Tan, Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Needle like  
Irregular  

Thorns
Yes  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Late Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings  
Seedlings, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering  
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

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

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
Less fertilizing  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Frost  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
Yes  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Birds  
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites  

Allergy
Dermatitis  
Irritation to stomach  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
Good for skin  
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree  
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Disinfectant, Kidney problems, Odontalgic, Poultice, Salve, Stomachic, tuberculosis, Vulnerary  
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds  
Leaves, Seeds  

Other Uses
Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing  
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break  
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PICEA mariana  
APIUM graveolens  

Common Name
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce  
Celery  

In Hindi
Black Spruce Tree  
अजवायन  

In German
Schwarz Fichte  
Sellerie  

In French
Noir Épicéa  
Céleri  

In Spanish
Negro árbol de abeto  
Apio  

In Greek
Μαύρο Spruce Tree  
Σέλινο  

In Portuguese
Árvore Spruce Preto  
Aipo  

In Polish
Czarny Świerk Drzewo  
Seler  

In Latin
Niger abiegnis  
apium  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Coniferophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Pinopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Pinales  
Apiales  

Family
Pinaceae  
Apiaceae  

Genus
Picea  
Apium  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Apieae  

Subfamily
Pinoideae  
Apioideae  

Number of Species
35  
1  

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Properties of Black Spruce and Celery

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

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Season and Care of Black Spruce and Celery

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

Black Spruce and Celery Physical Information

Black Spruce and Celery physical information is very important for comparison. Black Spruce height is 3,000.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Black Spruce and Celery are as follows:

Care of Black Spruce and Celery

Care of Black Spruce and Celery 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 Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Black Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Celery needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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