The Blues Blue Spruce is a weeping native conifer shrub with pendulous branching and powdery blue-green needles. Prefers full sun and rich, moist well-drained acidic soils. Drought tolerant once established. Stake upright to emphasize weeping habit.
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Type:
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Shrub, Conifer
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Height:
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5' - 7' (Staked)
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Spread:
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3' - 4'
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Spacing:
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4’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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2 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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N/A
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Season of Interest:
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Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Susceptible to needle cast, rust, and cytospora canker. Watch for aphids, scale, bagworms and budworms. Spider mites infestations can severally damage new growth.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or mass plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Foundation Planting, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Ninebark, Weigela, Smoke Tree
IMAGES: OSU Landscape Plants, Picea pungens 'The Blues', (2) F. D. Richards, Picea pungens 'The Blues' 2015 (1)+(2), (3)Babij, Picea pungens 'The Blues' - Świerk kłujący
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
