Dwarf Black Spruce Picea mariana 'Nana'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- PY-see--uh mar-ee-AH-nuh NAN-uh
- Description
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Grown for its foliage, blue-green needles that measure 1/2" long, size, texture and shape. A dense, compact shrub with a nest-like depression. Grows best in a location with cool summers in bogs, bottomlands, flatlands, and dry slopes. Prefers rich soil, but will tolerate poor soil. During its youth, the plant requires constant moisture and not allowed to dry out. As the plant matures, less moisture is required.
Black Spruce is sometimes effected by eastern dwarf mistletoe, needle cast, needle rusts, and canker. Aphids, budworms, and bagworms may also have an effect.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Picea
- Species:
- mariana
- Family:
- Pinaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- Non-flowering
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- The shrub is grown for the foliage that when new is blue-green, gray-green summer color. Short, straight, flexible leaves taper to a long point but not sharp.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Lawn
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Patio
- Pond
- Slope/Bank
- Small Space
- Walkways
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Small groups
- Specimen
