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White Spruce

$25.00

The White Spruce is South Dakota’s State Tree. It is considerably tolerable of shade.

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The information below ONLY APPLIES to Spring Sales

Please note that trees, shrubs, packets, and products will not be delivered by mail unless "SHIP TO HOME" is selected at check out. SHIP TO HOME orders will be shipped around April 7th. Your order will be batched together and made available for pickup at a specified and location.

During Checkout please choose one of the the following locations and dates:

April 14 & 15 at the Sanilac County Fairgrounds
- 171 Dawson St., Sandusky, MI
April 21 & 22 at the Goodells County Park- Exhibit Barns.
- Goodells, MI (Use the M-21 entrance at the north end of the park)
April 25 & 26 at the Armada Fairgrounds
- 74280 Fair St., Armada, MI
April 28 & April 29 at Clinton Twp Civic Center
- 40700 Romeo Plank Rd Clinton Twp MI 48083
Trees/Plants are primarily sold as Bare Root Stock. District Liability ceases when orders are picked up. Seller is not liable for improper handling or planting of plants after consumer has possession. The Blue Water CD is not liable nor guarantees survivability.

Growth Rate	Slow growing, less than 1 ft per year
Mature Size	80-100 ft tall, 1-2 ft trunk diameter
Soil	Loam, clay; rich, moist soil
Light	Full sunlight, not tolerant of shade
Leaves	¾ to 1 ¼ inch needles, individually grown on raised woody pegs off the branches
Cones	4 inches long
Deer Browse Risk	Low
Benefits	Used for wildlife cover, providing protected nests for native songbirds due to prickly branches. Because of cold hardiness, symmetrical form and waxy, blue hued foliage it is often used in ornamental and general landscapes. Also used as in windbreaks and Christmas trees.

Growth Rate	Fastest growing spruce, 1-3 ft per year
Mature Size	100 ft tall, 40 ft spread
Soil	Adaptable but prefers moist deep loam soils
Light	Full sunshine, some shade tolerance
Leaves	Less than 1 inch long needles, dark green
Cones	4-8 inches long, hang down; Largest of spruces
Deer Browse Risk	Low
Benefits	The fibrous deep spreading root system makes this tree very tolerable to high winds.

Growth Rate	Slow to moderate
Mature Size	60-100 ft tall, 1-3 ft trunk diameter
Soil	Clay, loam; prefers well-drained
Light	Shade tolerant
Leaves	½ - ¾ inch long needles, blunt tip, green-bluish color and 4 sided
Cones	1 - 2 ¾ inch long; pendulous and slender shape with thin flexible scales
Deer Browse Risk	Low
Benefits	Due to its excellent foliage color, short stiff needles and good nature shape these have been widely used as Christmas trees. They have also been used as windbreaks, wildlife habitats, furniture production and sounding boards for pianos and violins. The tough pliable roots were used by Indians to lace birch bark canoes and making woven baskets.

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