White Spruce, Picea glauca, Tree Seeds

Evergreen, Adaptable, Hardy, Bonsai, Christmas Tree, Hedge Plant, Screen/Windbreak, Specimen Tree, Cold, Drought and Wind Tolerant

White Spruce is a dense, medium sized, narrow, pyramidal conifer with a spire-like crown. It is native to a large area of North America from Labrador to Alaska south to Montana, Minnesota and New York. It is primarily found in forests, rock hills, slopes and on the peripheries of streams and lakes. It typically grows to 40 to 60 feet tall, but may rise to as much as 100 feet. Stiff, spirally-arranged, light green needles (to 3/4 inch long) are four-angled in cross section. Cylindrical, pendent, light brown cones (to 3 inches long) have woody but flexible scales. Bark is gray-brown. The common name and specific epithet both are in reference to the fact that mature needles of this tree become glaucous (acquire a waxy white bloom) with age.

White Spruce is widely planted in the U.S., where it is used for hedges, windbreaks and specimen trees. It is much grown in the Midwest because of its tolerance and adaptability.

For live plants, we can't send them to Alaska and Hawaii. If the order has already been placed, we will cancel it.

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