Fat Albert Colorado Blue Spruce
Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'
Pronunciation: PY-see-a PUN-jenz GLAW-ka
SKU #06478
| Description | A superb evergreen conifer with rich blue needles on a densely branched, naturally pyramidal form. An outstanding landscape specimen. A very slow grower that will become quite large over time, in ideal conditions. A wonderful choice for use as a living Christmas tree. |
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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 | Grows 10 to 15 ft. tall and wide in 10 years; 40 ft. tall, 20 ft. wide in time. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
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| Special Features | Easy Care, North American Native Selection, Benefits Birds |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Pyramidal |
| Landscape Use | Container, Privacy Screen, Windbreak |
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| Design Ideas | This is the ideal Spruce for the small garden. Reaching just fifteen feet tall, it is excellent for front lawns in the most limited landscapes, or use as a background foliage plant behind beds and borders. Good choice to fill up a bare corner or to provide mass in gardens of dwarf conifers and other very hardy low-growing plants. Dense and durable, it works well in windbreaks, shelterbelts, as a screen or sound barrier. |
| Foliage Color | Blue-green |
| Companion Plants | Dwarf Ninebark (Physocarpus); Potentilla (Potentilla); Fountain Grass (Pennisetum); Smoke Tree (Cotinus); Salvia (Salvia) |
| Care | Prefers humus-rich, slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system. Prefers even moisture but can tolerate periodic drought when well-established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 2-8
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