Black Spruce

Dwarf Cattail

About Black Spruce and Dwarf Cattail

Black Spruce

Dwarf Cattail

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Aquatics

Origin

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

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

Types

Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce

Common Cattail, Southern Cattail, Dwarf Bulrush

Number of Varieties

830

0 40000

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained

Lake margins, Ponds, Swamps

USDA Hardiness Zone

1-63-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

6-1

12-1

Sunset Zone

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

21,22

Habit

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

3,000.00 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Yellow, Green, Brown, Chocolate

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Pink

Light brown, Light Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Brown

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, In Water

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Runners

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Plant grows in water

In Summer

Lots of watering

Aquatic Plant

In Spring

Moderate

Aquatic Plant

In Winter

Average Water

Aquatic Plant

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen, Phosphate

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Birds, Flying insects

Allergy

Dermatitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds

Leaves

Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PICEA mariana

TYPHA minima

Common Name

Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce

Dwarf Cattail

In Hindi

Black Spruce Tree

बौना कैटेल

In German

Schwarz Fichte

Dwarf Rohrkolben

In French

Noir Épicéa

Cattail nain

In Spanish

Negro árbol de abeto

Espadaña enano

In Greek

Μαύρο Spruce Tree

Νάνος Cattail

In Portuguese

Árvore Spruce Preto

Tifa Dwarf

In Polish

Czarny Świerk Drzewo

Dwarf Ożypałka

In Latin

Niger abiegnis

Pumilio Cattail

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Pinales

Poales

Family

Pinaceae

Typhaceae

Genus

Picea

Typha

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Number of Species

351

1 27800

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Properties of Black Spruce and Dwarf Cattail

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

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Season and Care of Black Spruce and Dwarf Cattail

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

Black Spruce and Dwarf Cattail Physical Information

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

Black Spruce flower color: White
Black Spruce leaf color: Green, Sea Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Dwarf Cattail flower color: Yellow, Green, Brown and Chocolate
Dwarf Cattail leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Black Spruce and Dwarf Cattail

Care of Black Spruce and Dwarf Cattail 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 Dwarf Cattail pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Black Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dwarf Cattail needs Aquatic Plant and in winter, it needs Aquatic Plant.