white spruce
Picea albertiana
USDA zones2 to 6
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size40 to 60 feet tall10 to 20 feet wide
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Circumneutral (pH 6.8-7.2)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
White spruce (Picea albertiana) is a tree for woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, loamy soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. This evergreen grows a conical crown, and its lower branches sweep the ground. Birds use it for nesting, and its twigs and seeds feed wildlife.
Pairs well with Twinflower, Woods rose, and Red fescue.
Native range
Canada and northern United States.