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Description
Blue Diamond Blue Spruce is a compact native conifer tree with a defined pyramidal habit and attractive silvery blue-green needles that emerge soft green. The female cones emerge a surprising violet before maturing to soft brown. Prefers full sun and rich, moist well-drained acidic soils. Drought tolerant once established.
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Type: |
Tree, Conifer |
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Height: |
25' - 35' |
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Spread: |
15' - 20' |
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Spacing: |
18’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
2 - 7 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
N/A |
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Season of Interest: |
Year-Round |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Susceptible to needle cast, rust, and cytospora canker. Watch for aphids, scale, bagworms and budworms. Spider mites infestations can severally damage new growth.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or mass plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Foundation Planting, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Ninebark, Weigela, Smoke Tree
IMAGES: Yamina Rare Plants, Picea pungens ‘Blue Diamond’, (2) Drouin Nursery, untitled
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
