Black Spruce

Japanese Forest Grass

About Black Spruce and Japanese Forest Grass

Black Spruce

Japanese Forest Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Grass

1.3 Origin

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

Japan

1.4 Types

Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained

meadows, Riverbanks, Wet Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

1-65-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

6-1

9 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

3,000.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink

Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Yellow, Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Orange, Yellow green, Orange Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green, Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Oblovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Dry soil, Shallow soil

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Keep ground moist

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Consistently

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Adequately

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

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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 grass to maintain level, Prune if you want to improve plant shape

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Shade areas, Shallow soil, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

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

Ants, Beetles, Caterpillar

5.12 Allergy

Dermatitis

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Provides ground cover, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Acne, Aging, Laxative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Can be made into a herbal tea, Showy Purposes

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

Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PICEA mariana

HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola'

7.2 Common Name

Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce

Golden Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Spruce Tree

जापानी वन घास

7.2.2 In German

Schwarz Fichte

Japanische gras

7.2.3 In French

Noir Épicéa

Forêt herbe japonaise

7.2.4 In Spanish

Negro árbol de abeto

forestales hierba japonesa

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαύρο Spruce Tree

Ιαπωνικά γρασίδι δάσος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore Spruce Preto

floresta grama japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Czarny Świerk Drzewo

Japoński las lato

7.2.8 In Latin

Niger abiegnis

Forest gramina Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Monocots

8.4 Order

Pinales

Poales

8.5 Family

Pinaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Picea

Hachanechloa

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Pinoideae

Arundinariinae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Black Spruce and Japanese Forest Grass

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

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Season and Care of Black Spruce and Japanese Forest Grass

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

Black Spruce and Japanese Forest Grass Physical Information

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

Black Spruce flower color: White
Black Spruce leaf color: Green, Sea Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Japanese Forest Grass flower color: Blue Violet
Japanese Forest Grass leaf color: Yellow, Green and Light Green

Care of Black Spruce and Japanese Forest Grass

Care of Black Spruce and Japanese Forest Grass 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 Japanese Forest Grass pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level and Prune if you want to improve plant shape. In summer Black Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Forest Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Adequately.