Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Shrubs, Trees
Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Australia
Types
mexicana , white spruce
Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
Number of Varieties
2700
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40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows
River side
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-79-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
10-1
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm32.81 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Light brown
Yellow Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
reseeds, Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
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
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Needle rust
Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
Part of Plant Used
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Leaves
Other Uses
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
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Botanical Name
PICEA engelmannii
Eucalyptus
Common Name
mountain spruce
Eucalyptus
In Hindi
Engelmann spruce
नीलगिरी
In German
Engelmann spruce
Eukalyptus
In French
Engelmann spruce
Eucalyptus
In Spanish
Engelmann spruce
Eucalipto
In Greek
Engelmann spruce
ευκάλυπτος
In Portuguese
Engelmann spruce
Eucalipto
In Polish
Engelmann spruce
Eukaliptus
In Latin
Engelmann spruce
Eucalyptus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Myrtales
Family
Pinaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Picea
Eucalyptus
Clade
Angiosperms
-
Tribe
-
Eucalypteae
Subfamily
-
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
2700
1
27800
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