Picea pungens 'The Blues'
Common name:
The Blues Colorado Blue Spruce
Weeping Colorado Blue Spruce
Pronunciation:
PI-see-a PUN-jenz
Family:
Pinaceae
Genus:
Synonyms:
Picea pungens var. glauca ‘The Blues’
Type:
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Conifer, evergreen, dwarf, weeping, needles powder blue, grows to 6 ft tall × 4 ft wide (1.8 m × 1.2 m) in 10 years. Should be staked to emphasize its weeping habit.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 3 Originated as a side sport of P. p. 'Glauca Pendula' at the Stanley & Sons Nursery, Boring, Oregon.
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