Black Spruce

Malabar Spinach

About Black Spruce and Malabar Spinach

Black Spruce

Malabar Spinach

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Vegetable

Origin

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

Southeastern Asia, India

Types

Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

1-6-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

6-1

12*7

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

3,000.00 cm2.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm24.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Red, Green, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Pink

White, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Purple, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Purple, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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 leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Dermatitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

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

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PICEA mariana

BASELLA alba

Common Name

Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

In Hindi

Black Spruce Tree

पोई

In German

Schwarz Fichte

Malabarspinat

In French

Noir Épicéa

L’épinard de Malabar

In Spanish

Negro árbol de abeto

espinaca de Malabar

In Greek

Μαύρο Spruce Tree

Malabar Σπανάκι

In Portuguese

Árvore Spruce Preto

Malabar espinafre

In Polish

Czarny Świerk Drzewo

Szpinak Malabar

In Latin

Niger abiegnis

Spinach Malabar

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Eudicotyledones

Order

Pinales

Caryophyllales

Family

Pinaceae

Basellaceae

Genus

Picea

Basella

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Number of Species

3560

1 27800

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Properties of Black Spruce and Malabar Spinach

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

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Season and Care of Black Spruce and Malabar Spinach

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

Black Spruce and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Black Spruce and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Black Spruce height is 3,000.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Black Spruce and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

Black Spruce flower color: White
Black Spruce leaf color: Green, Sea Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Black Spruce and Malabar Spinach

Care of Black Spruce and Malabar Spinach 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 Malabar Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Black Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Malabar Spinach needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.