Colorado Spruce Picea pungens 'Pendula'
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Colorado Spruce:
- Phonetic Spelling
- PY-see-uh PUN-jenz
- Description
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Weeping Blue Spruce is a slivery blue needled dwarf evergreen tree. It can be with a pendulous with branches weeping down if it is staked or if it is left unstakes it has a spreading habit It makes an excellent accent plant or specimen plant and provides a pop of color in winter gardens.
Plant it in full sun, though it tolerates some light shade, in acidic well-drained soil. It prefers rich moist soils and can suffer if the soil is allowed to dry out when the plant is young though it has reasonable drought tolerance after establishment. It can struggle in the heat and humidity of the south.
This plant tolerates browsing by rabbits and deer and air pollution and is an overall low maintenance addition to any landscape.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: This plant has no serious pest issues but can be affected by aphids, scale, budworms, and bagworms. New growth and the overall health of this tree can be affected by spider mites.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Crevice Garden at the Guilford County Extension Center
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Picea
- Species:
- pungens
- Family:
- Pinaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Spreading
- Weeping
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Gray/Silver
- Leaf Feel:
- Prickly
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Bright stiff silvery blue needles
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
- Surface/Attachment:
- Furrowed
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Small Space
- Landscape Theme:
- Rock Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Small Tree
- Specimen
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Pollution
- Rabbits
