picea glauca (canadian spruce, white spruce) native
$117.95
- dense, medium-sized, uniform, pyramidal conifer
- stiff, spirally arranged needles are blue-green
- needles are aromatic when crushed
- native to ontario and other parts of north america
- the white spruce is native to the boreal forests of north america, from central alaska, east to newfoundland, south to montana and east to maine in the united states
- white spruce is the northernmost tree species in north america, reaching as far north as the mackenzie river delta
- zone 2
- height 20-25m
- spread 6-8m
- a dense, uniform evergreen suitable as a specimen or in groups as an effective screen or windbreak in cold northern climates
- full sun
- deer resistant
- drought tolerant, once established
- native to ontario
- evergreen
- low maintenance
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)