Black Spruce

Sugar Pine

About Black Spruce and Sugar Pine

Black Spruce

Sugar Pine

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

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

Western United States, Canada

Types

Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce

Pinus lambertiana

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained

Woodland Garden Canopy

USDA Hardiness Zone

1-6-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

6-1

8-1

Sunset Zone

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

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

3,000.00 cm1,520.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm760.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Pink

Brown, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, 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

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Water three times weekly in summer

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Blister Rust

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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Douglas squirrels

Allergy

Dermatitis

Skin irritation

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

Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds

Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

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

Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break

Feature Plant

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PICEA mariana

PINUS lambertiana

Common Name

Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce

Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine

In Hindi

Black Spruce Tree

Sugar Pine

In German

Schwarz Fichte

Sugar Pine

In French

Noir Épicéa

Sugar Pine

In Spanish

Negro árbol de abeto

Sugar Pine

In Greek

Μαύρο Spruce Tree

Sugar Pine

In Portuguese

Árvore Spruce Preto

Sugar Pine

In Polish

Czarny Świerk Drzewo

Sugar Pine

In Latin

Niger abiegnis

Pinus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Pinaceae

Genus

Picea

Pinus

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Number of Species

355

1 27800

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Properties of Black Spruce and Sugar Pine

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

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Season and Care of Black Spruce and Sugar Pine

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

Black Spruce and Sugar Pine Physical Information

Black Spruce and Sugar Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Black Spruce height is 3,000.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Black Spruce and Sugar Pine are as follows:

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

Care of Black Spruce and Sugar Pine

Care of Black Spruce and Sugar 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 Sugar Pine 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 Sugar Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.