Mac's Golden White Spruce Tree (Picea Glauca) - 6 Gallon Pot
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Mac's Golden White Spruce Tree (Picea Glauca) - 6 Gallon Pot
$98.99
Sale price
$98.99
Regular price
$106.00
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Description
Mac's Golden White Spruce
Picea glauca 'Mac's Gold'
Other Names: Picea glauca ‘McConnell's Gold’, Mac's Gold White Spruce
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 2a-7b in hot-summer climates; 2a-8b in cool-summer climates Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Tree
Height at Maturity: 6-10' or so at 10 years of age; 20' or so at maturity
Width at Maturity: 4-5' or so at the base at 10 years of age; 10-15' or so at the base at maturity
Spacing: Best as a specimen or in spaced groupings 15 feet or more apart
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Pyramidal
Growth Rate: Moderate, 12-15" per year
Foliage Color: Bright Yellow new growth matures to Rich Green
Fragrant Foliage: Yes
Cones: Yes, Small red cones turn to tan-brown
Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun is best; 6 hours or more of direct sunlight
Water Needs: Average, Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sand, Silt, Well drained soil is a must
Soil Drainage: Moist But Well Drained - Drought tolerant when established
Soil pH: 5.0 - 7.5
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Cold (-50F), Deer, Disease, Drought (moderate when established), Insect, Snow
Description
Picea glauca 'Mac's Gold' is a very handsome selection of our North American native White Spruce that flushes bright golden new growth in spring. It simultaneously produces contrasting small red cones that add further to the spring appeal. The wands of thick evergreen needles mature to a rich gray-green throughout the rest of the year. A moderate grower adding 12 to 15 inches in height per year, it forms a somewhat open pyramid to around 20 feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide at its base on average. A fine accent tree in small to medium-sized landscape spaces or to frame the corners of taller homes, structures, and entrances. It can also be grown in containers on patios and around other outdoor sitting and living spaces. It is a captivating beauty that always has you looking forward to spring for the glowing foliage color show.
Note: 'Mac's Gold' and 'McConnell's Gold' are the same plant, with the scientific name Picea glauca 'Mac's Gold'.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing up to 20 feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide, the Mac's Golden White Spruce is ideal for use as a focal point specimen or spaced grouping in sunny landscape borders or as an accent or to frame the corners in home foundation plantings and other structures. Very nice in pots, planters and other containers that can be situated on patios, decks and around other outdoor sitting and living spaces, however might eventually need transplanting to the landscape. A nice accent in privacy screen plantings. A fine addition to conifer gardens, native plant gardens, rock gardens and yellow theme gardens.
Suggested Spacing: Use as a focal point specimen or in spaced groupings at 15 feet mor more apart
Growing Preferences
The Mac's Gold White Spruce is easy to grow in a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full to mostly sun. We suggest at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day. Moderate drought tolerance when established. As with so many other conifers, constantly soggy or wet soils can be problematic; leading to root rot or other harmful plant diseases. So make sure to plant this one in well-drained soil, whether in the ground or in pots. In pots, soil moisture will need to be monitored more closely, especially during summer. When the top two inches of soil is dry, provide water. No pruning is necessary except to prune a stray stem or branch spoiling the shape of the tree.
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