Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Vegetable
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
Europe
Types
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
Blues F1, Chinese Express, Monument
Number of Varieties
85
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
agricultural areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-6-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
6-1
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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm20.30 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm12.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Cushion
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Spring, Summer, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
20-20-20 amount, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Beetles, Black rot, Blackleg, Cabbage looper, Cabbageworm, Clubroot, Flea Beetles, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Slugs, Snails
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Birds
Bugs
Allergy
Dermatitis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin, Remove blemishes, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Disinfectant, Kidney problems, Odontalgic, Poultice, Salve, Stomachic, tuberculosis, Vulnerary
Folate, Low calories, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
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, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
PICEA mariana
BRASSICA rapa 'Little Jade'
Common Name
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
Little Jade Napa Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
In Hindi
Black Spruce Tree
नापा पत्तागोभी
In German
Schwarz Fichte
Chinakohl
In French
Noir Épicéa
Napa chou
In Spanish
Negro árbol de abeto
Lechuga de Napa
In Greek
Μαύρο Spruce Tree
Νάπα Λάχανο
In Portuguese
Árvore Spruce Preto
Repolho Napa
In Polish
Czarny Świerk Drzewo
Kapusta Napa
In Latin
Niger abiegnis
Napa Brassica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Capparales
Family
Pinaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Picea
Brassica
Clade
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Pinoideae
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Number of Species
351
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27800
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