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Baby Blue Colorado Spruce

Scientific name: Picea pungens 'Baby Blue Eyes'
Taxonomy
Family:Pinaceae
Type:Coniferous trees
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:2 to 8
Sun:Full sun
Moisture:Medium
Plant Characteristics
Height:30 ft
Width:15 ft
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description In the nursery industry the spruce variant ‘Baby Blue Eyes’ is sold for its eye catching silvery blue foliage and smaller landscape size making it more desirable for confined spaces.

  Morphology:
This cultivar of Colorado spruce is considerably slower growing than the native species, attaining a mature height of 30’ and a width of 15’. It only grows at the rate of 2”-3” per year. It features stiff, 4-sided, prickly needles arranged radially on orange-brown shoots. The tree shape is defined as broadly pyramidal.

  Adaptation:
This evergreen prefers a rich, well drained soil.

  Pests:
White pine weevil can damage the leader growth on spruce. Spruce aphids can harm the interior needle growth.
For assistance, contact Dr. Charles Brun (brunc@wsu.edu), (360) 397-6060 5701
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