Sander's Blue Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Picea glauca 'Sander's Blue'
Height: 6 feet
Spread: 3 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 4a
Brand: Iseli
Description:
An attractive variety that displays a medley of foliage colors from steel blue to sea green depending on maturity of needles; neat conical shape and very slow growing, this selection is perfect as an accent or for containers
Ornamental Features
Sander's Blue Dwarf Alberta Spruce is a dwarf conifer which is primarily valued in the landscape or garden for its distinctively pyramidal habit of growth. It has attractive bluish-green evergreen foliage which emerges steel blue in spring. The needles are highly ornamental and remain bluish-green throughout the winter.
Landscape Attributes
Sander's Blue Dwarf Alberta Spruce is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.
This is a high maintenance shrub that will require regular care and upkeep. When pruning is necessary, it is recommended to only trim back the new growth of the current season, other than to remove any dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Sander's Blue Dwarf Alberta Spruce is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Accent
- Vertical Accent
Planting & Growing
Sander's Blue Dwarf Alberta Spruce will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.
This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selection of a native North American species.
Sizes Available:
2' $79.99
