Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass
Origin
Western United States
Mexico
Types
Eastern white spruce
Black Hills white spruce
Alberta white spruce
Alaska white spruce
Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'
Number of Varieties
420
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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Rocky areas
Subtropical climates, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-89-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
10 - 7
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Weeping
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm240.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
210.00 cm30.00 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
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison
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
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Mealybugs
Allergy
Skin irritation
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used in Furniture
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Feature Plant, Foundation, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
PICEA pungens 'Fat Albert'
OTATEA acuminata
Common Name
Fat Albert Spruce
Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo
In Hindi
फैट अल्बर्ट सजाना
मैक्सिकन बांस
In German
Fat Albert Spruce
Mexican Bambus
In French
Fat Albert Spruce
Bamboo mexicaine
In Spanish
Fat Albert Spruce
bambú mexicana
In Greek
Fat Albert έλατο
Μεξικού μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Fat Albert Spruce
Bamboo Mexican
In Polish
Fat Albert Świerk
Mexican Bamboo
In Latin
Fat Albert Spruce
Mexicanus Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
-
Class
-
-
Order
-
Poales
Family
Pinaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Picea
Otatea
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Piceoideae Frankis
-
Number of Species
155
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27800
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