Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Vegetable
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
Cubanelle, Aconcagua, Biscayne, Key Largo, Qantanamo, Grenada, Key West
Number of Varieties
87
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
Moist Soils, Warm soil
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-6-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm50.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Light Yellow, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink
Light Green, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering, Water frequently while growing
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Beetles, Birds, Bugs, Cutworms, Insects
Allergy
Dermatitis
allergic reaction, gastro-intestinal problems, Mouth itching, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Disinfectant, Kidney problems, Odontalgic, Poultice, Salve, Stomachic, tuberculosis, Vulnerary
anti-inflammatory, Antioxidants, Low calories, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing
Condiment, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
PICEA mariana
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cubanelle'( Grossum Group)
Common Name
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
Bell Pepper, Cubanelle Pepper, Sweet Pepper
In Hindi
Black Spruce Tree
Cubanelle Pepper
In German
Schwarz Fichte
Cubanelle Pepper
In French
Noir Épicéa
Cubanelle Pepper
In Spanish
Negro árbol de abeto
Cubanelle Pepper
In Greek
Μαύρο Spruce Tree
Cubanelle Pepper
In Portuguese
Árvore Spruce Preto
Cubanelle Pepper
In Polish
Czarny Świerk Drzewo
Cubanelle Pepper
In Latin
Niger abiegnis
Cubanelle Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Solanales
Family
Pinaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Picea
Peppers
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Capsiceae
Subfamily
Pinoideae
Solanoideae
Number of Species
35-
1
27800
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