Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Asia
Canada
Types
Ever red , Crimson queen
Evergreen Conifer
Number of Varieties
630
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40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge
Mountains, subtropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-82-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-2
7-1
Sunset Zone
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm180.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Cuttings, Grafting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Aphids, Canker, Needle rust, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles
Butterflies, Flying insects, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas tree
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
-
-
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
-
Paper pulp, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
PICEA glauca var. albertiana 'Conica'
Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
In Hindi
Weeping Maple
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
In German
Weeping Maple
Dwarf Alberta Fichte
In French
Maple pleureur
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
In Spanish
weeping maple
Enano Alberta Spruce
In Greek
weeping maple
Νάνος Αλμπέρτα Spruce
In Portuguese
chorando de bordo
Anão Alberta Spruce
In Polish
płacz klonu
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
In Latin
weeping maple
Spruce Alberta Nane
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Coniferophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Pinopsida
Order
Sapindales
Pinales
Family
Aceraceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Acer
Picea
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Piceoideae
Number of Species
13035
1
27800
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