Scientific Name:
Picea glauca
'Conica'
Pronunciation:
PYE-see-uh GLAW-kuh
Common Name:
dwarf Alberta spruce
Family Name:
Pinaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Strong compact conical habit; needles 4-sided, up to 15mm long, sharp pointed, ridged; no cones.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Pyramidal - widely
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C)
Exposure:
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Hedge row
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Needle-like
Arrangement:
Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Acicular
Apices:
Aristate
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Additional Info:
No male cones
Fruit Type:
Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
No female cones
Bark Morphology:
Plated, Single stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites
Specific Pests:
Course(s):
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (LTW) Langley Township Walk : Glover Rd. & Duncan Way
- (NCA) Not Currently Available : needed