Weeping White Spruce

Weeping White Spruce Care

Picea Glauca 'pendula'

What is the plant

Picea glauca, the white spruce, is a species of spruce native to the northern temperate and boreal forests in North America. Picea glauca was originally native from central Alaska all through the east, across southern/central Canada to the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland.

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Humidity

Dry

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

min -1°C

Hardiness zone

2 - 7

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water evergreen trees regularly during the first year after planting. Give the tree 1 to 3 inches of water every week, unless moisture comes in the form of rainfall. Watering deeply once or twice weekly is better than more frequent, shallow irrigation, as deep watering will develop long, healthy roots.
Fertilizer
Spruce trees do not have very high phosphorous needs and benefit most form an acidic fertilizer designed for evergreens or a high-nitrogen fertilizer with a formula like 12-6-4 or 10-8-6. Organic fertilizer options include compost, fish emulsion, cottonseed meal and alfalfa meal.
Sunlight
Best grown in full sun to part shade.

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Soil
These trees grow wild in forests, especially at higher elevations, where they often have to contend with rocky soil and other adverse conditions. The ideal soil is a loose loam or sandy loam. Blue spruce can tolerate clay, but heavy clay soils can sometimes cause drainage issues.
Temperature
Hardy to Zone 4, Serbian spruce grows well in full sun to partial shade on sites protected from winter wind.
Popularity
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