Bush's Lace Engelmann Spruce
Picea engelmannii 'Bush's Lace'
Description | A superb conifer for smaller gardens. Upright growing, with pendulous branches that create a gray-blue skirt around the base of the tree as it ages. The blue foliage and dramatic weeping habit produces a stunning presence in the landscape. Thrives in cool, moist climates. Better tolerance to spruce spider mites than other spruce species. Evergreen. |
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Light | Full sun, Partial sun |
Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
Blooms | Conifer; prized for foliage. |
Mature Size | Slow growing to 6 ft. tall, 4 ft. wide in 10 years; to 15 ft. tall with age. |
Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
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Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance |
Growth Rate | Slow |
Landscape Use | Privacy Screen |
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Design Ideas | A striking accent conifer for smaller gardens. |
Foliage Color | Blue-green |
Companion Plants | Spirea (Spiraea); Weigela (Weigela); Carpet Rose (Rosa); Sedge (Carex); Salvia (Salvia); Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum) |
Care | Provide deep, loamy, enriched, well-drained soil with consistent moisture. Thrives in cool, moist, acidic sites. Follow a regular schedule of deep waterings during first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system. Prune only to remove weak or damaged stems. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 3-8

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