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Brewer Spruce (Picea breweriana)

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Picea Breweriana, or more commonly know as Brewer Spruce, is a tree with green foliage and red flowers of the genus Picea. It has a slow growth rate and a height of 100 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during early summer, is tolerant of shade and is routinely available commercially. Picea Breweriana or Brewer Spruce's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of California and Oregon.

Category: Gymnosperm
Genus: Picea
Family: Pinaceae
Order: Pinales
Class: Pinopsida
Division: Coniferophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Native Status: L48 (N)
Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
Allelopath: No
C:N Ratio: High
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: No
Fire Resistance: No
Flower Color: Red
Flower Conspicuous: No
Foliage Color: Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
Foliage Porosity Winter: Dense
Foliage Texture: Coarse
Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 25
Height Mature (feet): 100
Leaf Retention: No
Lifespan: Long
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: No
Shape and Orientation: Erect
Toxicity: None
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: None
CaCO3 Tolerance: None
Cold Stratification Required: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Fertility Requirement: Medium
Fire Tolerance: Low
Frost Free Days Minimum: 160
Hedge Tolerance: None
Moisture Use: Medium
pH (Minimum): 4.6
pH (Maximum): 7.5
Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 300
Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 700
Precipitation (Minimum): 21
Precipitation (Maximum): 110
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 20
Salinity Tolerance: None
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Temperature Minimum (°F): -13
Bloom Period: Early Summer
Commercial Availability: Contracting Only
Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: Yes
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: No
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: No
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 61000
Seed Spread Rate: Slow
Seedling Vigor: Low
Small Grain: No
Vegetative Spread Rate: None

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Brewer Spruce (Picea breweriana)

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