Scientific Name
Picea mariana

Common Name
Black spruce

Hardiness Zones: 2-5
Habit: Evergreen
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
Site Requirements: Sun; moderately moist, well drained soil
Texture: Medium
Form: Conical; spire like
Height: 30 to 40’
Width:  
Leaf: .25 to .5" 4-sided dull bluish green needles
Flower/Fruit: .75 to 1" purplish cones; mature to brown in fall
Comments: Dislikes summer heat
Cultivars: Aureovariegata
 



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