White Spruce

Butterfly Tree

About White Spruce and Butterfly Tree

White Spruce

Butterfly Tree

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Tree

Origin

North America

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

Types

Picea glauca, Picea glauca 'Conica'

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

Number of Varieties

-20

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Habitat

moist forests

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-79-13

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12-9

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Habit

Pyramidal

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm760.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm17.80 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Yellow

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Green, Light Green

Green, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Butterfly shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Regular watering during dry periods

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Insects

Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Used as Christmas tree

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

chest congestion, Chest pain, tuberculosis

Carminative, Laxative

Part of Plant Used

Branch, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Used in construction

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PICEA glauca

BAUHINIA purpurea

Common Name

Canada spruce, skunk spruce, cat spruce, single spruce, western white spruce, Porsild spruce, Black Hills spruce

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

In Hindi

White Spruce

Butterfly tree

In German

Weiß-Fichte

Schmetterlings- Baum

In French

Épinette blanche

arbre de papillon

In Spanish

White Spruce

árbol de la mariposa

In Greek

White Spruce

δέντρο πεταλούδα

In Portuguese

Pinheiro-do-canadá

árvore borboleta

In Polish

Świerk biały

drzewo Butterfly

In Latin

White Spruce

Gloria ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Pinales

Fabales

Family

Pinaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Picea

Bauhinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cercideae

Subfamily

Piceoideae

Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

35500

1 27800

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Properties of White Spruce and Butterfly Tree

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

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Season and Care of White Spruce and Butterfly Tree

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

White Spruce and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

White Spruce and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. White Spruce height is 1,220.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of White Spruce and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

White Spruce flower color: Red and Yellow
White Spruce leaf color: Green
Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of White Spruce and Butterfly Tree

Care of White Spruce and Butterfly Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. White Spruce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Butterfly Tree pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer White Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.