Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Shrub
Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Types
mexicana , white spruce
Acer palmatum
Number of Varieties
2700
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40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-74-7
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
8-2
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
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
Pyramidal
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Light brown
Red, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Red, Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Red, Crimson, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
reseeds, Seedlings
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Average Water Needs, Needs less 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, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Needle rust
Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins
Bonsai, Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Sap
Other Uses
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree
Used as preservative
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PICEA engelmannii
ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
Common Name
mountain spruce
Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple
In Hindi
Engelmann spruce
Japanese Maple
In German
Engelmann spruce
japanischer Ahorn
In French
Engelmann spruce
érable du Japon
In Spanish
Engelmann spruce
arce japonés
In Greek
Engelmann spruce
Japanese Maple
In Portuguese
Engelmann spruce
bordo japonês
In Polish
Engelmann spruce
Klon japoński
In Latin
Engelmann spruce
Acer palmatum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Sapindales
Family
Pinaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Picea
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2128
1
27800
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