WHITE SPRUCE - Picea glauca

WHITE SPRUCE Picea glauca

red Outstanding Features:
Very hardy, adaptable conifer.

Description:
Height: 40-60'
Width: 20-30'
Hardiness Zone: 2b

White Spruce is a densely pyramidal evergreen conifer. The needles are dusty green to blue green in color. This spruce is quite adaptable to difficult conditions such as heat, cold and drought. It can be used as a single specimen or in groups and can also be used for hedges or windbreaks.

Requirements and Culture:
Does best in moist, well drained soil but will tolerate a fairly wide range of soil conditions. Full sun. Foliage will be more sparse in shade. Transplants well from containers or ball-and-burlapped.

Limitations:
Spider mites can be a problem, especially in hot, dry conditions.

Selected Cultivars:
`Conica' Dwarf Alberta Spruce. Extremely slow growing, forms a dense, formal cone-shaped plant with short, light green needles. Susceptible to winter desiccation and spider mites. Needs protection from winter sun and wind.

var. densata Black Hills Spruce. Slower growing type with dense, conical form eventually reaching 2030'. Good tolerance to heat and drought.

Photo Credit: 1 & 2 MLA.

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