Mission Blue Spruce Picea pungens 'Mission Blue'
- Phonetic Spelling
- PY-see--uh PUN-jenz mish-uhn bloo
- Description
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'Mission Blue' is an evergreen landscape shrub/tree with rigid tiered branches and fine foliage that emerges steel blue and matures to a deeper blue. It is hardy and rugged, making an excellent windbreak. Grown for its foliage.
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Picea
- Species:
- pungens
- Family:
- Pinaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Pyramidal
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- Insignificant
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- Insignificant
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- White
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Needles remain blue throughout the winter
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Gray
- Light Gray
- Bark Description:
- Rough gray bark
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Vertical Spaces
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Barrier
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Mass Planting
- Specimen
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Rabbits
