Botanical Overview
Black Spruce (Picea mariana) is a narrow pyramidal; short drooping branches suited to wholesale landscape projects.
Key Characteristics
- Mature Size: 30–50 ft tall × 15–20 ft wide
- Hardiness Zone: 2–6
- Form: Narrow pyramidal; short drooping branches
Environmental Requirements
- Sun: Full sun
- Soil: Moist, well-drained; tolerates a range
- Moisture: Average; avoid prolonged drought
Seasonal Interest
- Flowering: Non-flowering; produces male/female cones in spring Reddish to yellow pollen cones
- Fall Colour: Evergreen
- Fruit / Cones: None
- Seasonal Notes: Bog-tolerant native spruce
Landscape Uses
Specimen, screening, windbreak
Additional Notes
- Wildlife Value: Cover and seed for birds
- Native Range: Boreal North America
Availability
Supplied by Uxbridge Nurseries as wholesale nursery stock. Contact us for current availability and quotes.
