Picea sitchensis 'Tenas' - 30-40 CM C20

Description
The Sitka spruce 'Tenas' (Picea sitchensis) is a shrub that grows round and usually reaches a height of around 2.2 metres and a width of around 2.2 metres. Its needle-shaped, shiny leaves are blue-green in colour. Decorative brown-yellow cones adorn Picea sitchensis 'Tenas' from August. This shrub is well tolerant of frost and prefers well-drained, humus-rich soil in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Bulletpoints
* Very decorative * wind resistant

Leaves
Very decorative. The Sitka spruce 'Tenas' is evergreen. Its needles are blue-green, prickly and shiny.

Bark
Red-brown, flaking bark makes this plant an eye-catcher in any garden.

Spread
North America.

Frost hardiness
The Sitka spruce 'Tenas' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Sitka spruce 'Tenas' is a rounded shrub. It usually reaches a height of 0.9 - 2.2 m and is approx. 0.9 - 2.2 m wide. Rapidly growing. Usually grows 5 - 8 cm per year.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Standard container plant soil. Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the ground is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
This plant is susceptible to snow pressure. In snowy areas, it is therefore advisable to wrap the branches with string. Otherwise, they may split apart and not fully recover. When the snow season is over, the strings must of course be removed again.

Fruit
The brown-yellow cones of Picea sitchensis 'Tenas' are large and cylindrical and appear from August. The young cones are light green in colour.

Use
Tub, solitary, group planting, small/front garden

Root
Picea sitchensis 'Tenas' is a shallow-rooting plant and, depending on the soil, forms extensive branching roots.