White Spruce vs Meyers Spruce - TreeTime.ca

White Spruce vs Meyers Spruce

Picea glauca

Picea meyeri

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White Spruce
Meyers Spruce

White Spruce is a hardy, long-lived evergreen tree. It can grow in many soil types and moisture levels. And it can even tolerate significant amounts of shade. White spruce requires little maintenance and is well suited for use in shelterbelts, privacy screens, hedges, and as an ornamental in an urban setting.

Meyer's Spruce is a popular accent tree with a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. This tree resembles Blue Spruce with its flaking bark and bluish-green needles. Meyer's Spruce can tolerate very dry conditions. This species is deer resistant.

White Spruce Quick Facts

Meyers Spruce Quick Facts

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Zone: 1a
Zone: 3a
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Height: 27 m (90 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Bark: grey-brown with irregular flaking
Cones: small cones
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no

In row spacing: 3 m (10 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: alberta white spruce, canadian spruce, cat spruce, labrador spruce, northern spruce, pasture spruce, porsild spruce, skunk spruce, western white spruce
Other Names: chinese blue spruce