Plants > Conifers

Sitka spruce

Picea sitchensis

Genus: Picea
Family: Pinaceae
Common Names: Menzies' spruce, Tideland spruce

About this plant

A narrowly conical coniferous tree to 50m, with wide-spreading branches when old. The bark is purple-brown becoming grey, and the needle-like foliage is dark green and sharply pointed. It produces cylindrical, green, later pale brown seed cones

Growing Information

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

H7

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

pH

AcidNeutral

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Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any deep, moist but well-drained, ideally neutral to acid soil in full sun

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed, grafting or hardwood cuttings

Pests

May be susceptible to adelgids and conifer aphid

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus

Garden Uses

Uses

City Courtyard

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Fifty To Hundred Years