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    PICEA pungens 'Fat Albert'
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    PICEA pungens 'Fat Albert'

    Commonly known as Blue spruce, Colorado spruce

     AWARD
    A large conical shrub with striking bluish needles, scaly grey bark.
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Good to know
      A dwarf conifer growing to about 3m (10ft) x 2.5m (8ft) in 20 years
    • Pests & Diseases
      Red spider mites
    • Place of origin
      USA. Southern Rocky Mountains from Wyoming to Colorado. Garden origin
    • Evergreen
      Spiky, blue-grey needles 2-3cm (¾-1¼in) long
    • Coastal / windswept
    • Suitable for small gardens
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      4m (13ft)
    • Spread
      3m (10ft)
    • Conifer
    • Tree
      Dense, very regular, pyramidal small tree. Produces green cylindrical cones which ripen to pale brown
    • 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
    • Broadly conical
    • Mature Size
      4m (13ft)
      tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        3m (10ft)
       
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