Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Grass
Origin
Canada
Southeastern Asia, India, China
Types
Evergreen Conifer
Bambusoideae, Clumping bamboo, Running bamboo
Number of Varieties
3012
0
40000
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Habitat
Mountains, subtropical regions
Dry Forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-79-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12 - 10
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Brownish Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
digitate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Grafting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Canker, Needle rust, Scale
Aphids, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Wet Site
Flowers
Insignificant
-
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Flying insects, Hummingbirds
Mice
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas tree
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Windbreak
Air purification, Food for insects, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Paper pulp, Wood is used in construction
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break
Feature Plant, Tropical
Botanical Name
PICEA glauca var. albertiana 'Conica'
DENDROCALAMUS strictus
Common Name
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Male Bamboo, Timber Bamboo
In Hindi
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
इमारती लकड़ी बांस
In German
Dwarf Alberta Fichte
Holz Bambus
In French
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
bois Bambou
In Spanish
Enano Alberta Spruce
bambú
In Greek
Νάνος Αλμπέρτα Spruce
ξυλείας Μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Anão Alberta Spruce
Bamboo Timber
In Polish
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Drewno Bamboo
In Latin
Spruce Alberta Nane
lignum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Poales
Family
Pinaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Picea
Bambusa
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Bambuseae
Subfamily
Piceoideae
Bambusoideae
Number of Species
351000
1
27800
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