Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Fruit
Origin
North America
Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
Picea glauca, Picea glauca 'Conica'
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Number of Varieties
-5
0
40000
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Habitat
moist forests
Forests, gardens, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-75-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
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
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Yellow
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Green, Light Green
Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Regular watering during dry periods
Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Loam
Clay, Loam
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
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Insects
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Used as Christmas tree
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
chest congestion, Chest pain, tuberculosis
Pneumonia, Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Branch, Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Used in construction
Culinary use, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PICEA glauca
CYDONIA oblonga
Common Name
Canada spruce, skunk spruce, cat spruce, single spruce, western white spruce, Porsild spruce, Black Hills spruce
Quince
In Hindi
White Spruce
श्रीफल
In German
Weiß-Fichte
Quitte
In French
Épinette blanche
Coing
In Spanish
White Spruce
Membrillo
In Greek
White Spruce
Κυδώνι
In Portuguese
Pinheiro-do-canadá
Marmelo
In Polish
Świerk biały
Pigwa
In Latin
White Spruce
Quince
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
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Class
Pinopsida
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Order
Pinales
Rosales
Family
Pinaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Picea
Cydonia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Maleae
Subfamily
Piceoideae
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
35200
1
27800
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