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    PICEA pungens 'Glauca'
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    PICEA pungens 'Glauca'

    Commonly known as Blue spruce

     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Good to know
      Natural variant of the Colorado spruce
    • Pests & Diseases
      Red spider mite
    • Place of origin
      USA (southern Rocky Mountains - Wyoming to Colorado)
    • Evergreen
      Stiff, stout, sharp-pointed, 4-sided leaves to 3cm (1¼in) long covered in glaucous wax
    • Coastal / windswept
    • Fully hardy
    • Blue
    • Height
      5m (16ft)
    • Spread
      2m (6½ft)
    • Conifer
    • Tree
      Scaly, purplish brown bark and stout, orange-brown shoots
    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Conical
      To columnar
    • Mature Size
      5m (16ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        2m (6½ft)
      		  
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