Hoop's Blue Spruce
Picea pungens 'Hoopsii'
Outstanding evergreen tree, generally considered the bluest form. New growth is especially bright blue. Pyramidal form that holds stiff horizontal branches with dense silvery-blue needles.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | PY-see-a PUN-jenz |
| Key feature: | Deer Resistant |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 2 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 10, 14 - 17 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing to 30 to 50 ft. tall, 10 to 20 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Pyramidal |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Easy Care, North American Native |
| Landscape uses: | Privacy Screen, Windbreak |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Blue-green |
| Item no.: | 6471 |
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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
Stunning and icy blue, this Rocky Mountain native is the ideal forest evergreen on large properties. Use to separate tall multistory buildings or to create shelterbelts and windbreaks. Tall enough to screen views from second or third story windows. Gorgeous in estate-sized forests of broadleaf and conifers, where it stands out against deciduous trees and a blanket of snow.
Outstanding evergreen tree, generally considered the bluest form. New growth is especially bright blue. Pyramidal form that holds stiff horizontal branches with dense silvery-blue needles.
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
Stunning and icy blue, this Rocky Mountain native is the ideal forest evergreen on large properties. Use to separate tall multistory buildings or to create shelterbelts and windbreaks. Tall enough to screen views from second or third story windows. Gorgeous in estate-sized forests of broadleaf and conifers, where it stands out against deciduous trees and a blanket of snow.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | PY-see-a PUN-jenz |
| Key feature: | Deer Resistant |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 2 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 10, 14 - 17 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing to 30 to 50 ft. tall, 10 to 20 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Pyramidal |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Easy Care, North American Native |
| Landscape uses: | Privacy Screen, Windbreak |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Blue-green |
| Item no.: | 6471 |
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