Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
Eastern Asia
Types
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
Ever red , Crimson queen
Number of Varieties
86
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
Shady Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-65-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
8-2
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm300.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Beetles
Allergy
Dermatitis
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
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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
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
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Other Uses
Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
PICEA mariana
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
Common Name
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
In Hindi
Black Spruce Tree
Weeping Maple
In German
Schwarz Fichte
Weeping Maple
In French
Noir Épicéa
Maple pleureur
In Spanish
Negro árbol de abeto
weeping maple
In Greek
Μαύρο Spruce Tree
weeping maple
In Portuguese
Árvore Spruce Preto
chorando de bordo
In Polish
Czarny Świerk Drzewo
płacz klonu
In Latin
Niger abiegnis
weeping maple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Pinopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Pinales
Sapindales
Family
Pinaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Picea
Acer
Clade
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Pinoideae
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Number of Species
35130
1
27800
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