Baby Blue Eyes Spruce Trees

Dense eye catching silvery blue green foliage holds its color well.

Baby blue eyes spruce trees.

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. Ideal as an accent plant for small areas in the landscape. The silver blue foliage adds color to the winter landscape. Picea pungens baby blue eyes is a very dense pyramidal slow growing selection of colorado spruce with sky blue foliage.

Its dense form makes its strong blue color stand out very nicely. Montgomery blue spruce picea pungens montgomery grows 5 to 6 feet high and 5 to 6 feet wide. If left to grow naturally it takes on the typical pyramid shape seen in many conifers. How to care for a diseased blue spruce tree.

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. 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. Slower growing than the native colorado spruce this semi dwarf selection is useful for smaller landscapes and confined spaces. For homeowners with size constraints this simply will not work.

Prefers a rich well drained soil. The baby blue eyes spruce is an evergreen tree of a narrow conical form staying perfectly symmetrical without trimming. The coloration of this cultivar s needles is slightly grayer than that of other cultivars. Growing only a few inches per year it develops a broad pyramidal form.

Our favorite small evergreen tree is the baby blue eyes spruce. 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. Its branches are horizontal and grow right down to the ground. Another cultivar with silver blue color.

Picea pungens baby blue eyes. Pyramidal semi dwarf evergreen with sky blue needles. Broad and conical when mature. Baby blue eyes spruce is a dense evergreen tree with a strong central leader and a distinctive and refined pyramidal form.

Spruce baby blue eyes. Thomsen blue spruce picea pungens thomson. This is a relatively low maintenance tree. As with other types of colorado blue spruces baby blue eyes has stiff 4 angled needles with tiny white lines.

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.