Tall Fescue

Black Spruce

About Tall Fescue and Black Spruce

Tall Fescue

Black Spruce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

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

1.4 Types

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Well Drained, yards

Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-81-6

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

6-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm3,000.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan

Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

Dermatitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Festuca arundinacea

PICEA mariana

7.2 Common Name

Tall Fescue

Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce

7.2.1 In Hindi

tall fescue

Black Spruce Tree

7.2.2 In German

Rohr-Schwingel

Schwarz Fichte

7.2.3 In French

Festuca arundinacea

Noir Épicéa

7.2.4 In Spanish

Festuca arundinacea

Negro árbol de abeto

7.2.5 In Greek

tall fescue

Μαύρο Spruce Tree

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Festuca arundinacea

Árvore Spruce Preto

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

Czarny Świerk Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

tall fescue

Niger abiegnis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Coniferophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Pinaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Picea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Pinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Tall Fescue and Black Spruce

Wondering what are the properties of Tall Fescue and Black Spruce? We provide you with everything About Tall Fescue and Black Spruce. Tall Fescue doesn't have thorns and Black Spruce doesn't have thorns. Also Tall Fescue does not have fragrant flowers. Tall Fescue has allergic reactions like Skin rash, Vomiting and Watery eyes and Black Spruce has allergic reactions like Skin rash, Vomiting and Watery eyes. 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 Tall Fescue and Black Spruce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Tall Fescue and Black Spruce

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

Tall Fescue and Black Spruce Physical Information

Tall Fescue and Black Spruce physical information is very important for comparison. Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Black Spruce height is 3,000.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Tall Fescue and Black Spruce are as follows:

Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green
Black Spruce flower color: White
Black Spruce leaf color: Green, Sea Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Tall Fescue and Black Spruce

Care of Tall Fescue and Black Spruce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tall Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and 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. In summer Tall Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Black Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.