Siberian Larch vs Black Spruce - TreeTime.ca

Siberian Larch vs Black Spruce

Picea mariana

Larix sibirica

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Black Spruce
Siberian Larch

Black Spruce is a medium-sized coniferous tree that tolerates wet ground better than most spruces. It has a characteristic straight trunk and a narrow crown.

Siberian Larch is a large, cold hardy conifer. Like the Tamarack, its needles turn golden yellow and drop in the fall, and it is able to handle saturated soils.

If you are looking for a long-lived tree for your large property or shelterbelt with quite wet soil, this is the tree for you.

This variety is often used on the south side of a shelterbelt to let sunlight in during the winter and to provide protection or shading during the summer.

Black Spruce Quick Facts

Siberian Larch Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 1b
Height: 20 m (66 ft)
Height: 20 m (66 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Foliage: Soft needles
Fall colour: yellow needles, loses needles
Cones: dark purple
Cones: small cones (up to 5 cm long)
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: bog spruce, canadian spruce, double spruce, eastern spruce, shorleaf black spruce, swamp spruce
Other Names: altaian larch, russian larch