Botanical Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Picea Engelmanni

Engelmann's Spruce

2

50-60

T. Dense and pyramidal in growth. Foliage steel-blue. A very ornamental, hardy tree. A. E.G.

Picea excelsa

Norway Spruce

2

50-75

T. A most useful tree for screens or windbreaks. Symmetrical in growth when young, with spreading and somewhat pendulous branches. As the tree matures it often becomes uneven in habit of growth. Foliage dark shiny green. A. D. G.

Picea excelsa var. conica

2

10

T. Dwarf, pyramidal and very dense in growth. A pretty low-growing evergreen. A. E.G.

Picea excelsa var. aurea

Golden Norway Spruce

2

30-40

T. Foliage brilliant golden in the spring. A. D.G.

Picea excelsa var. Fine-donensis

Finedon Spruce

2

30-40

T. Open in growth. Foliage pale yellow at first, becoming bronze-brown and finally light green. A. G. D.

Picea excelsa var. Gregory ana

Cushion Spruce

2

2-3

S. Foliage light green and dense. Flat and cushion-like in growth. An attractive dwarf evergreen. A. E.G.

Picea excelsa var. in-verta

Inverted Spruce

2

10-15

T. An interesting small tree with drooping branches closely appressed to the stem. Good in front of taller evergreens and as a single specimen on large lawns. A. E.G.

Picea excelsa var. pu-mila

2

6

T. A pretty dwarf tree with deep green foliage. Conical and dense in growth. A. E.G.

Picea excelsa var. pyg-maea

2

6

T. In growth like the preceding, but with lighter green foliage. A. E.G.

Picea excelsa var. py-ramidalis

Pyramidal Spruce

2

15-20

T. Deep green foliage on branches ascending at narrow angles, forming a narrow conical tree. Rather open in growth. A. D.G.

Picea nigra or Picea mariana

Black Spruce

2

20-30

T. Branches slender, often somewhat pendulous, forming a narrow, irregular head. Less decorative than the other Piceas. Foliage generally blue-green. A. E.G.

Picea nigra var. Dou-metti

2

6-8

T. An ornamental small tree with ascending crowded branches, forming a dense conical tree. Foliage glaucous. A. E.G.

Picea orientalis

Eastern Spruce

2

10-15

T. A very graceful spruce with dark, glossy foliage and ascending, spreading branches. Valuable for smaller gardens. A. E.G.