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Picea sitchensis 'Silberzwerg' (Sitka spruce 'Silberzwerg')

Other names: Menzies' spruce 'Silberzwerg', Tideland spruce 'Silberzwerg', Picea sitchensis 'Silver Dwarf'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Silberzwerg' is a compact, rounded, coniferous, evergreen shrub with flattened, pointed, silvery-grey to grey-green leaves, white beneath, and cylindrical, pale brown female cones.
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Spring Summer Autumn Winter
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Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
2.5 m 1.8 m 20-50 years
8 ft 5 ft 20-50 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
  • North
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in deep, moist but well-drained, neutral to acid loam in full sun. Site away from building foundations.

Suggested uses

Architectural, Low Maintenance

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

2A, 3A, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Cushion or Mound Forming, Compact

Native to

California, Alaska, Western Canada, Pacific Northwest (United States)

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Little or no pruning required.

Propagation methods

Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Pineapple gall adelgid on spruce trees

Aphids

Red spider mite (box and other)

Diseases

Generally disease free.

Chemical and organic control of spruce pineapple gall adelgids

Cultural control of spruce pineapple gall adelgids

Biological control of spruce pineapple gall adelgids

Take semi-hardwood cuttings in late-summer

Plant in acidic soil

Plant in acid soils that are moist but well-drained

Plant container grown plants in a sunny postion

Requires little or no pruning (winter)

Sow seeds in a cold frame in spring

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