Life Span
Annual
Biennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
Western United States
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Types
Eastern white spruce
Black Hills white spruce
Alberta white spruce
Alaska white spruce
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Number of Varieties
425
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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Rocky areas
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-83-8
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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, 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
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm91.44 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
210.00 cm91.44 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Peach, Pink
Orange, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Tan
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
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Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
Small elliptic
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Early Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
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Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
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Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring
Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
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, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
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Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Skin irritation
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
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Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Used in Furniture
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Feature Plant, Foundation, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break
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Botanical Name
PICEA pungens 'Fat Albert'
POTENTILLA
Common Name
Fat Albert Spruce
Potentilla
In Hindi
फैट अल्बर्ट सजाना
Potentilla plant
In German
Fat Albert Spruce
Potentilla Pflanze
In French
Fat Albert Spruce
plante Potentilla
In Spanish
Fat Albert Spruce
planta Potentilla
In Greek
Fat Albert έλατο
φυτό potentilla
In Portuguese
Fat Albert Spruce
planta Potentilla
In Polish
Fat Albert Świerk
Potentilla roślin
In Latin
Fat Albert Spruce
Potentilla herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Vascular plant
Class
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Magnoliopsida
Order
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Rosales
Family
Pinaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Picea
Potentilla
Clade
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Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Piceoideae Frankis
Rosoideae
Number of Species
1300
1
27800
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