{"product_id":"white-spruce","title":"White Spruce","description":"\u003cp\u003eChoose White Spruce if you want a tough, cold-hardy native evergreen for windbreaks and property lines. It is the straight species, seed-grown, so form and color vary from tree to tree. The tradeoff is that it dislikes heat and city conditions — this is a northern New England tree, and it earns its keep on open, cold, exposed ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003caside class=\"pgne-recommendation\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePGNE Recommendation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecommended for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindbreak and property-line rows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold, open, exposed sites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative and wildlife plantings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaturalized field edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNot recommended for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHot, dry urban lots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTight foundation beds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad edges with heavy salt spray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatched formal rows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/aside\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBuy This If\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou want a native evergreen, not an ornamental import.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe site is cold and open.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou have room for a full-size spruce.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSkip This If\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou need uniform, matched trees.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe spot is hot, dry, or heavily salted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou are planting close to the house.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePGNE Report Card\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCategory\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGrade\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhy\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLandscape Impact\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA clean green pyramid. Handsome rather than showy — it does not have the blue spruce's color pull.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGrowth Rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eModerate and steady. Faster than blue spruce in cold ground.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaintenance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA-\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout as low-maintenance as a spruce gets once it is sited right.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDeer Resistance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA-\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDeer rarely browse spruce, though bucks will rub young trunks.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCold Hardiness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA+\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardy to zone 2. Nothing in our lineup handles a cold, wind-scoured site better.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSmall Space Fit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eD+\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10-20 ft of mature spread. Not a foundation plant.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScreening Value\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA-\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of the better windbreak evergreens for northern New England.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeat Tolerance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eC-\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStruggles in hot, dry, reflected-heat spots. Keep it out of parking-lot conditions.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOur Experience\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt PGNE, we'd typically recommend White Spruce for the back of the property and along field edges rather than as a front-yard specimen — it is a workhorse, not a showpiece. It is native here, so it belongs in wildlife and restoration plantings where an imported blue spruce would look out of place. Give it 12-15 ft of spacing in a windbreak row and leave the lower branches on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePlant Facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBotanical Name\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePicea glauca\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCommon Name\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhite Spruce (Canadian Spruce)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMature Height\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40-60 ft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMature Width\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10-20 ft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpacing\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12-15 ft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardiness Zones\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2a-6b\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSun\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull sun to part sun\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMoisture\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAverage to moist, well drained\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGrowth Habit\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUpright, dense pyramidal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEvergreen\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNative\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes (northern New England and across boreal North America)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCustomers Usually Ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow is this different from Black Hills Spruce?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack Hills is a regional variety of the same species (Picea glauca var. densata) — denser and slower. This is the straight species: faster, a little looser in form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs it really native?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. White spruce is native to northern New England and across the boreal north, which makes it a good fit for wildlife and restoration work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow far apart for a windbreak?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12-15 ft. Crowding causes the lower branches to thin out on the shaded sides.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pro Growers of New England, Inc","offers":[{"title":"12\" AGFB - 2-4'","offer_id":42815851528277,"sku":"PGNE-12062","price":74.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.progrowersne.com\/products\/white-spruce","provider":"Pro Growers of New England, Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}