Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tender Perennial
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
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Types
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
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Number of Varieties
8120
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-69-12
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
H1, H2, 24
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm35.60 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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Attracts
Birds
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Allergy
Dermatitis
Mouth itching, Throat itching, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Indoor Air Purification, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Disinfectant, Kidney problems, Odontalgic, Poultice, Salve, Stomachic, tuberculosis, Vulnerary
Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Rhizomes
Other Uses
Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing
Leaves used for wrapping food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
PICEA mariana
HOMALOMENA Wallisii
Common Name
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
Homalomena
In Hindi
Black Spruce Tree
Homalomena
In German
Schwarz Fichte
Homalomena
In French
Noir Épicéa
Homalomena
In Spanish
Negro árbol de abeto
Homalomena
In Greek
Μαύρο Spruce Tree
Homalomena
In Portuguese
Árvore Spruce Preto
homalomena
In Polish
Czarny Świerk Drzewo
Homalomena
In Latin
Niger abiegnis
Homalomena
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Arales
Family
Pinaceae
Araceae
Genus
Picea
Homalomena
Clade
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Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Pinoideae
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Number of Species
35122
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27800
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