Black Spruce

Lodgepole Pine

About Black Spruce and Lodgepole Pine

Black Spruce

Lodgepole Pine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

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

Western United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce

Bolander's beach pine, Bolander pine, Shore pine

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained

All sorts of environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

1-6Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

6-1

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

3,000.00 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

1.3.1 Minimum Width

60.00 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

1.4 Plant Color

1.4.1 Flower Color

White

Not Available

1.4.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

1.4.3 Fruit Color

Pink

Brown

1.4.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Not Available

1.4.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Not Available

1.4.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Not Available

1.4.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Not Available

1.5 Shape

1.5.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

1.6 Thorns

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2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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2.3 Tolerances

Drought

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

3.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Requires regular watering

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Alternate Days

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

3.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.7 Pruning

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

Prune for shortening long shoots

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Blight, Mealybugs, Rust, Sawfly Larvae, Scale

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

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4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

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4.2.2 Edible Fruit

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4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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4.4 Showy Foliage

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4.5 Showy Bark

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4.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Not Available

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

4.8 Evergreen

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4.9 Invasive

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4.10 Self-Sowing

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4.11 Attracts

Birds

Not Available

4.12 Allergy

Dermatitis

no allergic reactions

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

5.1.3 Edible Uses

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5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Joint pain, Muscle Pain, Pain killer, Rheumatism, Sore throat

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds

Whole plant

5.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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5.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

PICEA mariana

PINUS contorta var latifolia

6.2 Common Name

Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce

Lodgepole Pine, shore pine, twisted pine, contorta pine

6.2.1 In Hindi

Black Spruce Tree

Lodgepole pine

6.2.2 In German

Schwarz Fichte

Drehkiefer

6.2.3 In French

Noir Épicéa

Le pin tordu

6.2.4 In Spanish

Negro árbol de abeto

pino Lodgepole

6.2.5 In Greek

Μαύρο Spruce Tree

lodgepole πεύκων

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore Spruce Preto

Lodgepole pine

6.2.7 In Polish

Czarny Świerk Drzewo

lodgepole sosna

6.2.8 In Latin

Niger abiegnis

contorta pinus

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

Pinophyta

7.3 Class

Pinopsida

7.4 Order

Pinales

7.5 Family

Pinaceae

7.6 Genus

Picea

Pinus

7.7 Clade

Not Available

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Pinoideae

Not Available

7.10 Number of Species

NA5

1 27800

Properties of Black Spruce and Lodgepole Pine

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

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Season and Care of Black Spruce and Lodgepole Pine

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

Black Spruce and Lodgepole Pine Physical Information

Black Spruce and Lodgepole Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Black Spruce height is 3,000.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Lodgepole Pine height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Black Spruce and Lodgepole Pine are as follows:

Black Spruce flower color: White
Black Spruce leaf color: Green, Sea Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Lodgepole Pine flower color: Not Available
Lodgepole Pine leaf color: Not Available

Care of Black Spruce and Lodgepole Pine

Care of Black Spruce and Lodgepole Pine 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 Lodgepole Pine pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots. In summer Black Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lodgepole Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.