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You might not have the largest yard or plot, but that doesn’t mean you can’t grow the mighty spruce. These 5 types of spruce ...
Ed Reschke / Getty Images. Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens) has a horizontal branching habit and grows taller than 75 feet in its native habitat, but is normally seen at 30 to 50 feet in ...
I would venture to guess that the most popular evergreen tree for Idaho landscapes is the blue spruce (Picea pungens). They are hardy and have an acceptable growth rate. They aren’t particular about ...
Other notable cultivars of Picea pungens are ‘Fat Albert’, ‘Moerheim’, ‘Koster’ and ‘Thomsen’. First-class dwarf blue spruces include ‘Globosa’, ...
Colorado Blue Spruce or Picea pungens is one of the most popular evergreens throughout our area. But is its natural habitat in Colorado? Blue Spruce is found in Colorado and in southwest range of ...
Dwarf Globe Blue Spruce (Picea pungens "Globosa") is a deer-resistant, beautiful evergreen shrub, growing to about 5 feet in height to 6 feet in width at maturity.
Here's PennLive garden writer George Weigel's Plant Pick of the Week for this week: * Common name: Dwarf blue spruce 'Fat Albert' * Botanical name: Picea pungens 'Fat Albert' * What it is: A ...
Your description suggests that your Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens ‘Glauca’) is suffering from cytospora canker, a disease caused by a fungus that attacks spruces, hemlocks, firs and larches.