Black Spruce

Mexican Bamboo

About Black Spruce and Mexican Bamboo

Black Spruce

Mexican Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass

1.3 Origin

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

Mexico

1.4 Types

Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce

Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained

Subtropical climates, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

1-69-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

6-1

10 - 7

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Weeping

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

3,000.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Yellow 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

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Long linear and narrow

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

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

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 every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Mealybugs

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

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

Mealybugs

5.12 Allergy

Dermatitis

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification, Windbreak

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

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PICEA mariana

OTATEA acuminata

7.2 Common Name

Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce

Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Spruce Tree

मैक्सिकन बांस

7.2.2 In German

Schwarz Fichte

Mexican Bambus

7.2.3 In French

Noir Épicéa

Bamboo mexicaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Negro árbol de abeto

bambú mexicana

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαύρο Spruce Tree

Μεξικού μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore Spruce Preto

Bamboo Mexican

7.2.7 In Polish

Czarny Świerk Drzewo

Mexican Bamboo

7.2.8 In Latin

Niger abiegnis

Mexicanus Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Pinales

Poales

8.5 Family

Pinaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Picea

Otatea

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Pinoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Black Spruce and Mexican Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Black Spruce and Mexican Bamboo

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

Black Spruce and Mexican Bamboo Physical Information

Black Spruce and Mexican Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Black Spruce height is 3,000.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Mexican Bamboo height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Black Spruce and Mexican Bamboo are as follows:

Black Spruce flower color: White
Black Spruce leaf color: Green, Sea Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Mexican Bamboo flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Mexican Bamboo leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Black Spruce and Mexican Bamboo

Care of Black Spruce and Mexican Bamboo 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 Mexican Bamboo pruning is done Prune every year, Prune to control growth and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Black Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.