Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Western United States
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Types
Eastern white spruce
Black Hills white spruce
Alberta white spruce
Alaska white spruce
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
Number of Varieties
4140
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Rocky areas
gardens, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-83-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 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
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
210.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Peach, Pink
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Loamy, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Mosquito
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
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
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
Allergy
Skin irritation
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves
Other Uses
Used in Furniture
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Feature Plant, Foundation, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break
Groundcover
Botanical Name
PICEA pungens 'Fat Albert'
BASSIA scoparia
Common Name
Fat Albert Spruce
Burningbush, Kochia
In Hindi
फैट अल्बर्ट सजाना
Bassia scoparia
In German
Fat Albert Spruce
Besen-Radmelde
In French
Fat Albert Spruce
Bassia scoparia
In Spanish
Fat Albert Spruce
Kochia scoparia
In Greek
Fat Albert έλατο
Bassia scoparia
In Portuguese
Fat Albert Spruce
Bassia scoparia
In Polish
Fat Albert Świerk
Mietelnik żakula
In Latin
Fat Albert Spruce
Bassia scoparia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Angiosperms
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Caryophyllales
Family
Pinaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Picea
Bassia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Piceoideae Frankis
Camphorosmoideae
Number of Species
14
1
27800
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