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Other common names Norway spruce Baltic whitewood
Burgundy pitch tree common spruce spruce fir white deal
Synonyms Picea abies 'Excelsa' Picea rubra A. Dietr.
Pinus excelsa Lamb.
Family Pinaceae
Genus Picea are evergreen trees with rigid, needle-like leaves arranged singly all round the shoots, and narrow, leathery-scaled cones borne near the ends of the shoots
Details P. abies is a fast-growing, dense conifer, to 30m tall, narrowly-conical when young becoming broader with age. Dark green, glossy, needle-like leaves, to 2.5cm long, cover the upper side of the branchlets. The light brown cones taper at the top, reaching up to 15cm long and 5cm wide
Plant range Europe
Foliage Evergreen
Habit Columnar/Upright
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H7
Full Sun
Aspect South-facing or North-facing or West-facing or East-facing
Exposure Exposed or Sheltered
Loam
Clay
Sand
MoistureMoist but well-drained
SoilLoam, Clay, Sand
pHAcid, Neutral
Ultimate height Higher than 12 metres
Ultimate spread wider than 8 metres
Time to ultimate height 20-50 years
Cultivation Grow in moist but well-drained, acid or neutral soil
Propagation Propagate by seed or by semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types Low Maintenance
Pruning None required
Pests May be attacked by adelgids, aphids and conifer red spider mite
Diseases Generally trouble free
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