Picea alcoquiana 'Howell's Tigertail'

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Picea alcoquiana 'Howell's Tigertail'

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Kemper Code: Q290

Common Name: Alcock's spruce
Zone: 3 to 7
Plant Type: Needled evergreen
Family: Pinaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 4 to 6 feet
Spread: 2 to 5 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Non-flowering
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

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Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Grow in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates some light shade and clay soils. Intolerant of most air pollutants. Avoid planting in exposed sites where winds may dry out plant.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This Alcock's spruce cultivar is a semi-dwarf, needled evergreen which can be grown as a flat-topped shrub through pruning or can be grown as a broad, pyramidal tree by leaving the central leader intact. Typically grows 12" or more per year. Needles are silver-blue beneath and light green above, with the upper needle surfaces tinted yellow. Pendant cones are purple when young maturing to brown.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems. Generally susceptible to a number of problems, however, the most common of which are spider mites, aphids, budworm, bagworm, borers and pine needle scale.

Uses:

May be used at the edge of the border or rock garden, or as a screen, or as a foundation plant or specimen around the home.