Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Canada
California
Types
Evergreen Conifer
Southern cypress, Gulf cypress
Number of Varieties
3025
0
40000
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Habitat
Mountains, subtropical regions
Floodplains, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-77-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-7
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
17
Habit
Pyramidal
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Grafting
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Canker, Needle rust, Scale
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Flying insects, Hummingbirds
Birds, Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
-
Asthma, breathing problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas tree
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Windbreak
Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Bark, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Paper pulp, Wood is used in construction
Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
PICEA glauca var. albertiana 'Conica'
CUPRESSUS macrocarpa
Common Name
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Baldcypress, Red cypress
In Hindi
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
सरू के वृक्ष
In German
Dwarf Alberta Fichte
Zypresse
In French
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
cyprès
In Spanish
Enano Alberta Spruce
Arbol ciprés
In Greek
Νάνος Αλμπέρτα Spruce
κυπαρίσσι
In Portuguese
Anão Alberta Spruce
Cypress árvore
In Polish
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Cypress drzewo
In Latin
Spruce Alberta Nane
cypressus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Picea
Taxodium
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Piceoideae
Taxodioideae
Number of Species
3525
1
27800
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