Picea mariana
Plant Expert:
Michael Dirr Picea mariana
Michael Dirr
Picea mariana
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Black Spruce
Common Names:
  • Black Spruce
 
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Origin:

  Labrador to Alaska, south to Wisconsin and Michigan and in the mountains of Virginia  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial/Full sun.
Moderate to wet conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 3 to Zone 5

Dirr says: "this is a cold climate tree"

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 30' to 50'.
Dirr says: "A small to medium-sized tree which grows 30 to 40' tall and develops a limited spread. "

Flowers:

  Season(s): Fall
 

Foliage:

  Needle Evergreen
Color: Leaves are bluish-green in the summer.
 

Fruit:

  Color: Purple, Black
Season(s): Fall
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a specimen plant.

Dirr says: "Interesting cultivars for dwarf conifer gardens"

Other:

   

Other Picea mariana References & Articles:
Picea mariana is hardy in these areas:
Addison, ILAlden, ILAlgonquin, IL
Allegan, MIAlmond, WIAlsip, IL
Ames, IAAntioch, ILArlington Heights, IL
Athens, MIAugusta, MIBangor, MI
Barrington, ILBartlett, ILBattle Creek, MI
Bellwood, ILBensenville, ILBloomingdale, IL
Bolingbrook, ILBridgeview, ILBuffalo Grove, IL
Buffalo, NYBurbank, ILBurlington, IL
Butler, PACarol Stream, ILCary, IL
Channahon, ILChicago Heights, ILChicago Ridge, IL
Chicago, ILCicero, ILCleveland, OH
Coal City, ILConneaut, OHCrete, IL
Crystal Lake, ILDeerfield, ILDenver, CO
Des Plaines, ILDewitt, MIDimondale, MI
Dolton, ILDorset, OHEagle, MI
East Claridon, OHEast Lansing, MIEaton Rapids, MI
Edmore, MIElk Grove village, ILElmwood Park, IL
Elyria, OHEuclid, OHEvergreen Park, IL
Fletcher, MOFlorissant, MOFrench Village, MO
Gerald, MOGlencoe, MOGrand Rapids, MI
Gray Summit, MOGreat Lakes, ILGreeley, CO
Hampshire, ILHeath, OHHickory Hills, IL
Hines, ILHometown, ILHomewood, IL
Huntley, ILIndependence, OHIndianapolis, IN
Itasca, ILJoliet, ILJustice, IL
Kalamazoo, MIKaneville, ILKingston, IL
Kinsman, ILKirkland, ILLafayette, IN
Lafox, ILLakewood, OHLancaster, OH
Lansing, ILLaurelville, OHLemont, IL
Lincolnshire, ILLithopolis, OHLittleton, CO
Lockbourne, OHLockport, ILLogan, OH
Lombard, ILManhattan, ILMaple Heights, OH
Matteson, ILMazon, ILMchenry, IL
Mentor, OH
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