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About Norway Spruce and Tree Echium


About Tree Echium and Norway Spruce


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Biennial  

Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  
Tree  

Origin
Europe  
Canary Islands  

Types
Picea abies  
Echium pininana  

Number of Varieties
40  
99+
10  

Habitat
-  
tropical environments  

USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8  
8-10  

AHS Heat Zone
8-1  
9 - 1  

Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17  
21,22  

Habit
Pyramidal  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,370.00 cm  
31
240.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
760.00 cm  
29
30.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Light Blue, Blue Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Needle like  
Lobed  

Thorns
Yes  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings, Stem Cutting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, 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
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Cytospora canker, Needle rust, Rust  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
-  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Bugs  
-  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas tree  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
No  

Environmental Uses
Forms dense stands  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant  
Flowers, Leaves  

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Used in paper industry  
Showy Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Sometimes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break  
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PICEA abies 'Acrocona'  
ECHIUM pininana  

Common Name
Norway Spruce  
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium  

In Hindi
Norway Spruce  
Tree Echium  

In German
Fichte  
Baum Aciam  

In French
épinette de Norvège  
Arbre ACIAM  

In Spanish
picea de Noruega  
árbol Aciam  

In Greek
Νορβηγία Spruce  
δέντρο Aciam  

In Portuguese
Noruega Spruce  
árvore Aciam  

In Polish
świerk pospolity  
drzewo Aciam  

In Latin
Norway Spruce  
lignum Aciam  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Coniferophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Pinopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Pinales  
Lamiales  

Family
Pinaceae  
Boraginaceae  

Genus
Picea  
Echium  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
35  
60  

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Properties of Norway Spruce and Tree Echium

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

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Season and Care of Norway Spruce and Tree Echium

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

Norway Spruce and Tree Echium Physical Information

Norway Spruce and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Norway Spruce height is 1,370.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Norway Spruce and Tree Echium are as follows:

Care of Norway Spruce and Tree Echium

Care of Norway Spruce and Tree Echium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Norway Spruce pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove dead leaves and Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Norway Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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