Black Spruce

Kukui

About Black Spruce and Kukui

Black Spruce

Kukui

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Tree

1.3 Origin

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

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

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

Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

1-610-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

6-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

3,000.00 cm1,370.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Gray Green, Gray

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

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Maple shaped

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

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Water daily during growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Dermatitis

Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Cramps, Dermatitis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds

Bark, Fruits, 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, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

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

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PICEA mariana

ALEURITES moluccanus

7.2 Common Name

Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Spruce Tree

Aleurites moluccanus

7.2.2 In German

Schwarz Fichte

Lichtnussbaum

7.2.3 In French

Noir Épicéa

Aleurites moluccana

7.2.4 In Spanish

Negro árbol de abeto

Aleurites moluccanus

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαύρο Spruce Tree

Aleurites moluccanus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore Spruce Preto

Nogueira-de-iguape

7.2.7 In Polish

Czarny Świerk Drzewo

Nogueira-de-iguape

7.2.8 In Latin

Niger abiegnis

Aleurites moluccanus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

Euphorbiales

8.5 Family

Pinaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Picea

Aleurites

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Aleuritideae

8.9 Subfamily

Pinoideae

Crotonoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Black Spruce and Kukui

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

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Season and Care of Black Spruce and Kukui

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

Black Spruce and Kukui Physical Information

Black Spruce and Kukui physical information is very important for comparison. Black Spruce height is 3,000.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm. The color specification of Black Spruce and Kukui are as follows:

Black Spruce flower color: White
Black Spruce leaf color: Green, Sea Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Kukui flower color: White
Kukui leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray

Care of Black Spruce and Kukui

Care of Black Spruce and Kukui 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 Kukui pruning is done 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 Kukui needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.