Here are a few of my top picks from a longer list I compiled for the botanical garden several years ago: Picea pungens 'Blue Pearl': This is a sport from Picea pungens 'Fat Albert' found at Iseli ...

I would venture to guess that the most popular evergreen tree for Idaho landscapes is the blue spruce (Picea pungens). They ...

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 ...

There are many different cultivars from which to choose, but Hoop’s blue spruce (Picea pungens ‘Hoopsii’) is the bluest with stiff horizontal branches densely covered in silvery-blue needles.