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Botanical details
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- 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
- Name status
Unresolved
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in any deep, moist but well-drained, neutral to acidic soil in full sun. See conifer cultivation for more advice
Propagation
Propagate by grafting in winter
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to adelgids, red spider mite and conifer aphid
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus
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