Plants > Conifers

Picea pungens Glauca Group

Picea pungens Glauca Group

Low Maintenance

Genus: Picea
Family: Pinaceae

About this plant

A dense and bushy conifer, variable in shape and size but characterised by foliage that is bright silvery blue. The erect seed cones, borne at the branch tips, are green, becoming brown and pendulous with age

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

H7

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

pH

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

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Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any deep, moist but well-drained, ideally neutral to acid soil in full sun

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by grafting or hardwood cuttings

Pests

May be susceptible to adelgids and conifer aphid

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus

Garden Uses

Uses

City Courtyard

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Fifty To Hundred Years