Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Fruit
Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Africa
Types
mexicana , white spruce
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Number of Varieties
21
0
40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows
along watercourse, Banks, Barren waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-7-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-4
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
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
Pyramidal
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light brown
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
reseeds, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water in the early morning hours
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, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Needle rust
Aphids, Cucumber beetles, Fusarium wilt
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Ants
Allergy
-
Dizziness, Mouth itching, Nausea
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins
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Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin, Hair Conditioner, Stops hair loss
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree
For making oil for cosmetics
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
PICEA engelmannii
CUCUMIS melo 'Burpees Early Hybrid'
Common Name
mountain spruce
Crenshaw Melon
In Hindi
Engelmann spruce
खरबूजा
In German
Engelmann spruce
Zuckermelone
In French
Engelmann spruce
Melon
In Spanish
Engelmann spruce
Crenshaw Melon
In Greek
Engelmann spruce
Crenshaw Melon
In Portuguese
Engelmann spruce
Crenshaw Melon
In Polish
Engelmann spruce
Crenshaw Melon
In Latin
Engelmann spruce
Crenshaw Melon
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Cucurbitales
Family
Pinaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Picea
Cucumis
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
21
1
27800
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