Black Spruce

Live Oak

About Black Spruce and Live Oak

Black Spruce

Live Oak

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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

United States, California, Mexico

1.4 Types

Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce

Standard Live Oak, Highrise Live Oak, Cathedral Live Oak

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

1-69-11

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

7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

3,000.00 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Red, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink

Tan, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Water Deeply

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Average Water, Ample Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Once a week

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, 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

Don't prune in the fall, Remove dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, Fertilize the first year, High-phosphorous fertilizers used

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Pollution, Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Dermatitis

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds

Bark, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break

Feature Plant, Hedges, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PICEA mariana

QUERCUS agrifolia

7.2 Common Name

Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce

California Live Oak

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Spruce Tree

पुरान बलूत

7.2.2 In German

Schwarz Fichte

Live Oak

7.2.3 In French

Noir Épicéa

Live Oak

7.2.4 In Spanish

Negro árbol de abeto

roble vivo

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαύρο Spruce Tree

live oak

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore Spruce Preto

carvalho vivo

7.2.7 In Polish

Czarny Świerk Drzewo

Live Oak

7.2.8 In Latin

Niger abiegnis

live quercu

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

Fagales

8.5 Family

Pinaceae

Fagaceae

8.6 Genus

Picea

Quercus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Pinoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Black Spruce and Live Oak

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

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Season and Care of Black Spruce and Live Oak

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

Black Spruce and Live Oak Physical Information

Black Spruce and Live Oak physical information is very important for comparison. Black Spruce height is 3,000.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Live Oak height is 610.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Black Spruce and Live Oak are as follows:

Black Spruce flower color: White
Black Spruce leaf color: Green, Sea Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Live Oak flower color: Red and Light Green
Live Oak leaf color: Green

Care of Black Spruce and Live Oak

Care of Black Spruce and Live Oak 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 Live Oak pruning is done Don't prune in the fall and Remove dead branches. In summer Black Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Live Oak needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Once a week.