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About White Spruce



What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin
North America

Types
Picea glauca, Picea glauca 'Conica'

Number of Varieties
-

Habitat
moist forests

USDA Hardiness Zone
2-7

AHS Heat Zone
7-1

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

Habit
Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm 33

Minimum Width
300.00 cm 57

Plant Color

Flower Color
Red, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
Brown, Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring
Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Linear

Thorns
Yes

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
Medium

Type of Soil
Loam

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage
Average

Bloom Time
-

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground

How to Plant?
Cuttings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Regular watering during dry periods

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
Yes

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
Yes

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
-

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
No

Attracts
Bees, Birds, Insects

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Used as Christmas tree

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
chest congestion, Chest pain, tuberculosis

Part of Plant Used
Branch, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Other Uses
Used in construction

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PICEA glauca

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

In Hindi
White Spruce

In German
Weiß-Fichte

In French
Épinette blanche

In Spanish
White Spruce

In Greek
White Spruce

In Portuguese
Pinheiro-do-canadá

In Polish
Świerk biały

In Latin
White Spruce

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Tracheophyta

Class
Pinopsida

Order
Pinales

Family
Pinaceae

Genus
Picea

Clade
-

Tribe
-

Subfamily
Piceoideae

Number of Species
35

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Properties of White Spruce

Want to know the properties of White Spruce? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. White Spruce is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . White Spruce Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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White Spruce Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about White Spruce. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. White Spruce physical information is as follows: 1,220.00 cm tall and 300.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of White Spruce

Taking White Spruce Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of White Spruce include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of White Spruce

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of White Spruce is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. White Spruce is a very important plant from Needled Scale. There are - varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Picea glauca, Picea glauca 'Conica'. This plant's habitat is moist forests and it comes in the hardiness zone 2-7. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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