Description

Picea glauca, or white spruce, native to Ontario, is a long-lived, attractive tree perfect for landscapes, windbreaks, or privacy screens. It thrives in moist, well-drained soil and full sun but can tolerate light shade. Best suited for cold winter climates with cool summers, it is drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and low-maintenance. It can thrive in clay soil with moderate drainage. Due to climate change white spruce are better suited to climates further north.

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Planting Site and Native Range

Planting Site

Naturalization, Parks, Highway, Residential, Wide Median

Management Notes

Management Notes

None of significance

Tree Characteristics

Growth Rate

Slow (less than 30cm per year)

Width

3 - 6m

Height

12 - 18m

Soil Quantity

0 - 10 m

Leaves

Evergreen

Insects and Diseases

Insects and Diseases

No serious or common issues in the urban environment. Some common issues for shade trees include Eastern Spruce gall adelgid, canker, spider mites and trunk and root rot. In forests and in much rarer instances for shade trees, spruce budworm can be destructive.

Tree Tolerances

Soil Salt Tolerance

Unknown

Salt Spray Tolerance

Unknown

Flooding Tolerance

Low

Drought Tolerance

Moderate

pH Tolerance

Tolerant of acid to alkaline soil (5.0 to 8.0)

Shade Tolerance

Full Sun Part Shade

Plant Hardiness Zone

Zone 2 (a/b) | Zone 3 (a/b) | Zone 4 (a/b) | Zone 5 (a/b) | Zone 6 (a/b)

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