Any suggestions for a blue spruce?

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Marsh on January 8, 2009 at 8:19pm

A Dwarf Globe Spruce Picea Pungens 'Globosa' (3-5 ft) would be nice. We have several in our front yard.

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Permalink Reply by Kristol on January 14, 2009 at 10:01pm

I heartily agree with Kevin's idea of a globe blue spruce - they're beautiful and stay much smaller than a regular blue conical spruce. You usually find them when they are around about 18 inches in diameter but they are such slow growers that I doubt it would ever outgrow your space. There are a pair of truly enormous ones along the south side of 95th Street just east of Switzer - they must have been there for YEARS! Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Debbie on January 16, 2009 at 11:10pm

Thanks Kristol! I will have to go look at 95th & Switzer & check those out!
Debbie

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Permalink Reply by Linda G. on January 15, 2009 at 12:22am

Montgomery spruce get around 10 feet tall and similar width

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Permalink Reply by Erin Gould on January 15, 2009 at 10:47am

There's a variety called 'Fat Albert' that is a semi-dwarf and there is also a variety called 'Hoopsii' that grows tall, but much more slender than the typical Colorado blue spruce.

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Permalink Reply by Hamons on January 22, 2009 at 8:09am

Hoopsii is one of the best growing varieties in this area. Careful though -- Blue Spruces are a notoriously finicky plants in this area. Too dry of winters and too hot of summers.

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