Dwarf Black Spruce (Blue Nest Spruce)
Picea mariana 'Nana'
A standout in the rock garden, forming an attractive broad dense globe of blue-gray needles. A slow growing evergreen requiring practically no maintenance. Also great in shrub borders.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | PY-see-a mar-ee-AY-na |
| Key feature: | Deer Resistant |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Extremely slow grower to only 3 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, North American Native |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Rock Garden |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Blue-green |
| Item no.: | 6447 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Design Ideas
This carefree spreading conifer has a powerful blue cast that adds welcome contrast to bright-green conifers. Use as groundcover, or as a low divider between driveways or along the property line. Good low plant for erosion control; it won't obstruct the view on banks and cut or fill slopes. Ideal filler between upright conifers and broadleaf trees. A candidate for rock gardens, where it spills nicely over boulders and dry stone walls.
A standout in the rock garden, forming an attractive broad dense globe of blue-gray needles. A slow growing evergreen requiring practically no maintenance. Also great in shrub borders.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Design Ideas
This carefree spreading conifer has a powerful blue cast that adds welcome contrast to bright-green conifers. Use as groundcover, or as a low divider between driveways or along the property line. Good low plant for erosion control; it won't obstruct the view on banks and cut or fill slopes. Ideal filler between upright conifers and broadleaf trees. A candidate for rock gardens, where it spills nicely over boulders and dry stone walls.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | PY-see-a mar-ee-AY-na |
| Key feature: | Deer Resistant |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Extremely slow grower to only 3 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, North American Native |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Rock Garden |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Blue-green |
| Item no.: | 6447 |
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