Life Span
Annual
Biennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Western United States
Canary Islands
Types
Eastern white spruce
Black Hills white spruce
Alberta white spruce
Alaska white spruce
Echium pininana
Number of Varieties
410
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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Rocky areas
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-88-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Pyramidal
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
210.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Peach, Pink
Light Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
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 Spring, Late Spring
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
-
Showy
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
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used in Furniture
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Feature Plant, Foundation, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PICEA pungens 'Fat Albert'
ECHIUM pininana
Common Name
Fat Albert Spruce
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
In Hindi
फैट अल्बर्ट सजाना
Tree Echium
In German
Fat Albert Spruce
Baum Aciam
In French
Fat Albert Spruce
Arbre ACIAM
In Spanish
Fat Albert Spruce
árbol Aciam
In Greek
Fat Albert έλατο
δέντρο Aciam
In Portuguese
Fat Albert Spruce
árvore Aciam
In Polish
Fat Albert Świerk
drzewo Aciam
In Latin
Fat Albert Spruce
lignum Aciam
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Lamiales
Family
Pinaceae
Boraginaceae
Genus
Picea
Echium
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Piceoideae Frankis
-
Number of Species
160
1
27800
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