Profile
Black Spruce
Picea mariana
Evergreen Shrub, Native
Height |
1 - 10 (feet) |
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Spread |
1 - 3 (feet) |
Distinctions |
Species is tree form with irregular, columnar habit; tolerates cold, wet soils but grows well in upland soils. |
Limitations |
Very slow growth may be a limitation. |
Hardiness |
INT, SC, SE, W (Zone 2) |
Origin |
Central, interior, and western Alaska and into Canada from the northern limits of trees south to British Columbia, Manitoba, Minnesota and New Jersey. |
Cultivars |
‘Ericoides’ Rounded mound; 1.5' tall but can trail to 3'; very thin, bluish-grey needles (Zone 3).; ‘Nana’ Blue nest spruce, grows broader than tall; blue needles, 3' tall. |
