Picea pungens
Common name: blue spruce
Family name: Pinaceae
Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Fat Albert’ ‘Hoopsii’ ‘Montgomery’ ‘Glauca Globosa’ ‘Walnut Glen’ ‘Baby Blueeeyes’ ‘Bacheri’
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3
Mature height and spread: 10-20m; 3-6m
Form: evergreen conifer
Water use: medium
Soil requirements: average, acidic, medium moisture, well-drained soils; full sun.
Leaf arrangement: spreading all around the stem, stiff, 2-3cm, stomatal line on both side, sharp point
Flower/cone/fruit description(s): cylindrical, 5-10cm
Limitations: more drought tolerant than other spruce
Suitable uses: landscape specimen
Quick ID description: stiff, sharp, stomatal line; cylindrical
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