Baby Blue Eyes Spruce Trees

Growing only a few inches per year it develops a broad pyramidal form.

Baby blue eyes spruce trees.

If left to grow naturally it takes on the typical pyramid shape seen in many conifers. The needles grow straight out from the twigs and are secured with short leaf stems. How to care for a diseased blue spruce tree. Montgomery blue spruce picea pungens montgomery grows 5 to 6 feet high and 5 to 6 feet wide.

Its average texture blends into the landscape but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. As with other types of colorado blue spruces baby blue eyes has stiff 4 angled needles with tiny white lines. The blue spruce tree picea pungens named for its sharp ended needles is a coniferous evergreen member of the pine family also known as the colorado. Its dense form makes its strong blue color stand out very nicely.

Picea pungens baby blue eyes. The baby blue eyes spruce is an evergreen tree of a narrow conical form staying perfectly symmetrical without trimming. Younger trees are relatively broad and as the tree becomes older it becomes narrower but it remains much denser and fuller than other common blue spruce trees. Broad and conical when mature.

While not a true dwarf ornamental the baby blue eyes spruce tree is the closest thing to a dwarf evergreen tree on the market today. Baby blue is a mid sized spruce that reaches heights of between 15 and 20 feet and usually spans anywhere from six to ten feet across. Ideal as an accent plant for small areas in the landscape. Prefers a rich well drained soil.

It is reported to be not as cold hardy as most plants in this species reported to suffer winter die back in usda zone 3. For homeowners with size constraints this simply will not work. Picea pungens baby blue eyes is a very dense pyramidal slow growing selection of colorado spruce with sky blue foliage. Its branches are horizontal and grow right down to the ground.

Thomsen blue spruce picea pungens thomson. The coloration of this cultivar s needles is slightly grayer than that of other cultivars. Our favorite small evergreen tree is the baby blue eyes spruce. Another cultivar with silver blue color.

Pyramidal semi dwarf evergreen with sky blue needles. This is a relatively low maintenance tree. Spruce baby blue eyes. The silver blue foliage adds color to the winter landscape.

Slower growing than the native colorado spruce this semi dwarf selection is useful for smaller landscapes and confined spaces.