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About Black Spruce and Weeping Maple

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tree

Origin

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

Types

Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
Ever red , Crimson queen

Number of Varieties

86
0 40000
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Habitat

Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
Shady Edge

USDA Hardiness Zone

1-65-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

6-1
8-2

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

3,000.00 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Pink
Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green
Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like
Maple shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings
Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Average

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 branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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
Beetles

Allergy

Dermatitis
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin
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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
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Other Uses

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

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PICEA mariana
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

Common Name

Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

In Hindi

Black Spruce Tree
Weeping Maple

In German

Schwarz Fichte
Weeping Maple

In French

Noir Épicéa
Maple pleureur

In Spanish

Negro árbol de abeto
weeping maple

In Greek

Μαύρο Spruce Tree
weeping maple

In Portuguese

Árvore Spruce Preto
chorando de bordo

In Polish

Czarny Świerk Drzewo
płacz klonu

In Latin

Niger abiegnis
weeping maple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Pinopsida
Eudicotyledones

Order

Pinales
Sapindales

Family

Pinaceae
Aceraceae

Genus

Picea
Acer

Clade

-
-

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Pinoideae
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Number of Species

35130
1 27800
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Properties of Black Spruce and Weeping Maple

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

Season and Care of Black Spruce and Weeping Maple

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

Black Spruce and Weeping Maple Physical Information

Black Spruce and Weeping Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Black Spruce height is 3,000.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Black Spruce and Weeping Maple are as follows:

  • Black Spruce flower color: White

  • Black Spruce leaf color: Green, Sea Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

  • Weeping Maple flower color: Red

  • Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Black Spruce and Weeping Maple

Care of Black Spruce and Weeping Maple 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 Weeping Maple 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 Weeping Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.