Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Types
Kigelia africana
mexicana , white spruce
Number of Varieties
92
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40000
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Habitat
Riverine forest, wooded grassland
Alpine Meadows
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-123-7
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm1,830.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm460.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Red, Tan
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Light brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Long hair-like leaves
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
reseeds, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs a lot of water initially
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust
Needle rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Light Frost
Flowers
Showy
-
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Poisonous when unripe
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
Acne, Slow downs aging
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs
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Part of Plant Used
Dried seeds, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
KIGELIA africana
PICEA engelmannii
Common Name
Sausage Tree
mountain spruce
In Hindi
Sausage Tree
Engelmann spruce
In German
Sausage Tree
Engelmann spruce
In French
saucisse Arbre
Engelmann spruce
In Spanish
Árbol de salchicha
Engelmann spruce
In Greek
λουκάνικο δέντρο
Engelmann spruce
In Portuguese
Árvore de salsicha
Engelmann spruce
In Polish
kiełbasa Drzewo
Engelmann spruce
In Latin
farciminis ligno
Engelmann spruce
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Lamiales
Pinales
Family
Bignoniaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Kaempferia
Picea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms
Tribe
Tecomeae
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Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
92
1
27800
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