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PICEA
Commonly known as Brewers weeping spruce
Genus of 30-40 species of monoecious, evergreen, coniferous trees occurring in forest in cool-temperate regions of the northern hemisphere.
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EvergreenStout, blunt, flattened leaves, glossy, deep green above and whitish green beneath 2.5-3.5cm (1-1½in) long, arranged radially.
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Height10-15m (33-49ft) -
Spread3-4m (10-13ft)
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ConiferSlow-growing, columnar tree with level branches and pendent side branchlets. Grey bark, becoming scaly. Cylindrical, red-brown female cones 7-14cm (3-5½in) long
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Tree
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Hardy - very cold winterHardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
Full sun
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Additional FeaturesEndangered in the wildThese plants are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's list of 'Red Plants'. This is a list of threatened species in the wild, they are either critically, endangered or vulnerable to extinction.Vulnerable
Pests & DiseasesAphids, red spider mites, adelgids can cause galls, honey fungus
Place of originUSA (northern California, southern Oregon) -
HardinessFully hardy
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilNeutral to acid soil
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Tree ShapeNarrowly columnar
Picea - Growing Guide
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young trees - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
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10-15m (33-49ft)
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Buy Varieties of PICEA
PICEA glauca var albertiana 'Conica'
Alberta white spruce
dwarf Xmas tree
Gift-wrapping available
£14.50 each
PICEA glauca var albertiana 'Daisy's White'
Alberta white spruce
spectacular cream new growth
PICEA omorika
Serbian spruce
attractive drooping branches which curve upwards at tips
Gift-wrapping available
£14.50 each
PICEA pungens 'Fat Albert'
Blue spruce, Colorado spruce
bluish needles, scaly grey bark.
Gift-wrapping available
£25.00
PICEA pungens 'Glauca'
Blue spruce
Gift-wrapping available
£14.50 each
PICEA pungens 'Globosa'
Blue spruce
flat topped with dense habit and stunning glaucous blue leaves
Grafted
Gift-wrapping available
£25.00 each
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Grow Your Own
AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
Only £8.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Tomatoes
AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
Only £8.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
3 options from £3.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries.
It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
Only £7.50
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
