Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
Canary Islands
Types
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
Echium pininana
Number of Varieties
810
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-68-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
21,22
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm240.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Light Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Dermatitis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Disinfectant, Kidney problems, Odontalgic, Poultice, Salve, Stomachic, tuberculosis, Vulnerary
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PICEA mariana
ECHIUM pininana
Common Name
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
In Hindi
Black Spruce Tree
Tree Echium
In German
Schwarz Fichte
Baum Aciam
In French
Noir Épicéa
Arbre ACIAM
In Spanish
Negro árbol de abeto
árbol Aciam
In Greek
Μαύρο Spruce Tree
δέντρο Aciam
In Portuguese
Árvore Spruce Preto
árvore Aciam
In Polish
Czarny Świerk Drzewo
drzewo Aciam
In Latin
Niger abiegnis
lignum Aciam
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Lamiales
Family
Pinaceae
Boraginaceae
Genus
Picea
Echium
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
-
Number of Species
3560
1
27800
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