Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Western United States
Caribbean, South America
Types
Eastern white spruce
Black Hills white spruce
Alberta white spruce
Alaska white spruce
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Number of Varieties
410
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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Rocky areas
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-810-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm850.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
210.00 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Peach, Pink
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
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
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
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
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Insignificant
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, Fruit Bats
Allergy
Skin irritation
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antidiabetic, Asthma
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Other Uses
Used in Furniture
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Feature Plant, Foundation, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
PICEA pungens 'Fat Albert'
CECROPIA palmata
Common Name
Fat Albert Spruce
Snakewood Tree
In Hindi
फैट अल्बर्ट सजाना
Snakewood Tree
In German
Fat Albert Spruce
Schlangenholz -Baum
In French
Fat Albert Spruce
Amourette Arbre
In Spanish
Fat Albert Spruce
Árbol de madera de serpiente
In Greek
Fat Albert έλατο
Snakewood Tree
In Portuguese
Fat Albert Spruce
Snakewood Tree
In Polish
Fat Albert Świerk
Snakewood Tree
In Latin
Fat Albert Spruce
Snakewood Tree
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Angiosperms
Class
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Eudicotyledoneae
Order
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Rosales
Family
Pinaceae
Urticaceae
Genus
Picea
Cecropia
Clade
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Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Piceoideae Frankis
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Number of Species
161
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27800
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