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Photo:
Nancy Glick
Taxon ID#
74
At first, a dense globe-shaped shrub that soon develops a slowly growing leader and becomes broadly conical, grows about 4 cm per year.
Scientific Name:
Picea sitchensis
Common Name 1
› Dwarf Sitka Spruce
Family:
Pinacea
Origins:
Discovered as seedling growing in forests of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, given to Victoria Parks Department which shared it with William Goddard, Floravista Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia, in about 1964
Plant Type:
Med - Lg Shrub (usually >3' and never < 1.5')
Common Name 2
Common Name 3
Oregon native:
yes
Western state native:
yes
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Landscape Application Information
Seasonal Care
Resource Links
MAINTENANCE
Maintenance Level:
Low
Min. USDA Hardiness Zone:
7
Sun Preference:
Full Sun
Water Preference:
H
Soil Preference:
Moist to wet, sandy soil. Tree prefers rich, forest soil with well-decomposed organic component derived from decaying wood. For garden purposes add redwood compost to soil mix.
Fertilizer Needs:
Recommended Mulch:
PLANT DESCRIPTION
Foliage Color:
Green
Foliage Description:
Needles are yellowish green to bluish-green, stiff, very sharp, 1 to 1< inches long, with white lines of stomata on the upper surface
Fragrant:
no
Predominant flower color:
No Flower
Flower Description:
Fall color:
yes
Fall Color Description:
Green foliage
Winter Foliage:
Evergreen
Winter Interest:
yes
Winter Interest Description:
Foliage and cones
Mature height:
6'
Mature spread:
6'
Growth rate:
Slow
LANDSCAPE APPLICATION
Deer Resistant:
no
Fire Resistant:
no
Attracts Pollinators:
no
Attracts Butterflies:
no
Native Habitat:
Tree: Moist places near river mouths at lower elevations and usually near the coast, well-drained sites such as alluvial floodplains, marine terraces, and headlands
Attracts Birds:
yes
Cut/Dried Flowers:
no
Used by Wildlife:
yes
Swales:
no
Wildlife Use:
Browsed by birds in spring; habitat for mammals, reptiles and amphibians
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Hedge/Screen:
no
Border:
no
Erosion Control:
no
Windbreak:
no
Ground Cover:
no
Provides Shade:
yes
Rock Garden:
no
Cover Structures:
no
First Bloom:
Last Bloom:
Adds Texture/Movement:
Ornamental Accent:
yes
yes
Garden Observations:
Seasonal Care
Maintenance
SEASONAL CARE
Spring Care:
Summer Care:
Dead, diseased, and broken wood can be removed at any time of year. However, for general pruning the best time is in late winter or early spring just before growth begins
Fall Care:
Dead, diseased, and broken wood can be removed at any time of year. However, for general pruning the best time is in late winter or early spring just before growth begins
Winter Care:
Prune in winter when wood boring insects are less active.
Long Term Care:
In pruning most other needled and broadleaf evergreens, cuts can be made at any point along the branch, but care should be taken not to cut too far back into the older wood. New growth is not as readily produced from old wood. When selectively pruning, al
Insect Pests:
Spruce aphids, Cooley spruce gall adelgid, Carnation tortrix, Coneworm, Douglas fir tussuck moth, Hemlock scale, Pine needle scale, Spruce budscale, Silver-spotted tiger moth, Spruce budworms, Spruce needleminer, Spruce spider mite, Webworm, White pine we
Wildlife Pests:
Diseases:
Sparassis root rot, Annosus root disease, Botrytis blight, Bud failure, Cytospora cnker, Damping off, Drought injury, Needle distortion, Phytophthora root rot, Rhizosphaera needle cast, Rusts, Stem decay, Tip blight
Environmental Problems:
Intolerant of atmospheric pollution
Landscape Problems:
Care Comments:
RESOURCES
OSU Landscape Profile:
USDA Plants:
Calscape Database:
LBJ Native Plant Database:
Missouri Botanical Garden Database:
Monrovia Profile:
Alternate Source 1:
Alternate Source 2:
Source Comment:
Landscape Application
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