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Black Spruce
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About Black Spruce

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

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

Types

Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce

Number of Varieties

8
0 40000
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Habitat

Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

1-6
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

6-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

3,000.00 cm
Rank: 6 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Pink

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

29% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

-

Repeat Bloomer

No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

42% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

49% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

9% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Fruit

4% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

65% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

42% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

57% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

26% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Invasive

No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Self-Sowing

25% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Dermatitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

51% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

9% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PICEA mariana

Common Name

Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce

In Hindi

Black Spruce Tree

In German

Schwarz Fichte

In French

Noir Épicéa

In Spanish

Negro árbol de abeto

In Greek

Μαύρο Spruce Tree

In Portuguese

Árvore Spruce Preto

In Polish

Czarny Świerk Drzewo

In Latin

Niger abiegnis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Pinaceae

Genus

Picea

Clade

-

Tribe

-

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Number of Species

35
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Properties of Black Spruce

Want to know the properties of Black Spruce? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Black Spruce is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Black Spruce Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Black Spruce Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Black Spruce. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Black Spruce physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

Care of Black Spruce

Taking Black Spruce Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Black Spruce include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Black Spruce

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Black Spruce is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. Black Spruce is a very important plant from Needled Scale. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.