Black Spruce Picea mariana - Abies nigra, Picea brevifolia

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Botanical Name:

Picea mariana

Family:

Pinaceae

Genus:

Picea

Species:

mariana

Common Name:

Black Spruce

Height:
90 feet
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
3

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  • Picea mariana

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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: sow seed 1/8" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
In a Nutshell:
* Picea mariana ( Black Spruce ) is a species of spruce native to northern North America , from Newfoundland west to Alaska , and south to northern New York , Minnesota and central British Columbia . This area is also known as the taiga forest. more...
* Blue-green foliage, bark pinkish, purplish-gray, flaky, prefers cold climates, in cultivation, distinctly cone-shaped, but more columnar in Canada, spruce beer is made from its leaves, native to northern North America, to Virginia in the mountains.
* The pitch obtained from the trunk has been used as a sealing material on the hulls of canoes. more...
Usda description:
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