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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001093
11/12/99

Picea mariana--Black Spruce


Hardiness Zones: 2 to 5
Height: 35 ft Spread: 10 ft Form: pyramidal
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches

Comments: Black Spruce is an extremely hardy evergreen
tree with a very narrow growth habit and bluish-green
foliage. Tolerates wet sites.

Cultivars: Both 'Ericoides' and 'Nana' are listed in
catalogs as Blue Nest Spruce.
'Aureovariegata' - Leaves variegated (Vis. 3) with
yellow.
'Ericoidies' - Bluish foliage and a rounded, uniform
habit.
'Golden' - The upper surfaces of the needles (Vis. 2) are
flushed with pale yellow.
'Nana' - A very slow-growing, dwarf plant with a
rounded habit (Vis. 1).

References for Cultivars: Iseli Nursery 1999, Lake County
Nursery 1995, Monrovia Nursery Company 1997, Sheridan
Nurseries 1999, Bailey Nurseries 1999, Gee Farms 1999,
Willoway Nurseries 1999.


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