Wholesale
Nursery Stock Price List
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Picea
Glauca Densata
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Black
Hills Spruce |
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Our current inventory of Picea Glauca
Densata (Black Hills Spruce) is presented below by six (6) available sizes
along with their individual wholesale price (cost varies per size and quantity).
Picea
Glauca Densata (Black Hills Spruce)
Zone 2, light to bluish green foliage |
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$
95.00 |
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6' (feet)
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$ 120.00
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7' (feet)
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$ 135.00
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8' (feet)
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$ 165.00
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9' (feet)
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$ 180.00
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10' to 12'
(feet)
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$ 240.00
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The
Gerdes Fact Sheet
Scientific
Classification
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Kingdom...:
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Plantae |
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Division...:
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Pinophyta |
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Class...:
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Pinopsida |
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Order...:
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Pinales |
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Family...:
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Pinaceae |
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Genus...:
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Picea |
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Species...:
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Picea Glauca |
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Picea Glauca Densata |
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The Black Hills Spruce (Picea Glauca Densata),
a member of the evergreen family, has been the official state tree of South
Dakota since 1947.
As its name implies, it is native to and
found throughout The Black Hills which straddles sections of both South
Dakota and Wyoming. It probably colonized the Hills 500,000 years ago when
the glacial periods were occurring.
The pyramid-shaped tree is characterized
by dense foliage of short, blue-green needles and slender cones.
The Black Hills Spruce is a very long-lived species with a life span of
150 to 350 years.
The Black Hills Spruce's leaves are evergreen,
1/3 to 3/4 inches long, with 4-sided needles that are bright to bluish
green.
Male cones can be either erect or hanging
and produce pollen that is wind-borne. The female cone is narrow, oblong,
and about 1 to 2 inches long.
Twigs are orange-brown to gray. The bark
is thin and flaky, usually ash-gray in color.
The wood of the Black Hills Spruce is light,
soft, and straight-grained and it has very few serious pests. This is one
reason that its greatest value is as an ornamental or as a windbreak. The
color is attractive and the dense, conical form is popular in landscape
design.
The Picea Glauca Densata is very tolerant
of alkaline soils and drying winter winds.
The two national champion Black Hills spruce
trees are in South Dakota. One is near Terry Peak Lodge. It is 113
inches in circumference, 86 feet tall and has a crown spread of 30 feet.
The other co-champion is in The Black Hills National Forest along Bear
Butte Creek. It is 98 inches in circumference, 96 feet tall and has a crown
spread of 28 feet (8.5 m).
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