Plants > Conifers

Sitka spruce 'Tenas'

Picea sitchensis 'Tenas'

Low Maintenance

Genus: Picea
Family: Pinaceae

About this plant

'Tenas' is a small, compact, very slow-growing conifer, rounded when young, becoming conical with age, with silvery- green needles

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

H6

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

pH

AcidNeutral

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Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in a sunny position in moist but well-drained, ideally acid or neutral, soil

Pruning

No pruning needed

Propagation

Propagate by grafting or semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

May be attacked by adelgids, aphids and conifer red spider mite

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

City CourtyardCottage InformalPatio ContainerWall Side Borders

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Fifty To Hundred Years