Profile
Colorado Blue Spruce 'Islie Fastigate'
Picea pungens forma glauca 'Islie Fastigate'
Evergreen Tree
Height |
10 - 15 (feet) |
|---|---|
Spread |
3 - 5 (feet) |
Distinctions |
Looks like a fat steel-blue cigar. |
Limitations |
May be slow to get established; susceptible to spider mites; needles sharp to the touch; pesticides and anti-transpirants dissolve bluish color on needles; needles on newly planted trees turn purplish brown when dry and under stress. Does not do well near busy roadways or in southeast Alaska; often dies to snowline in the interior. |
Hardiness |
SC (Zone 2-3) |
Origin |
Rocky Mountains, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming |
Cultivars |
There are many cultivars of Picea pungens glauca. See other entries under Evergreen Trees and Evergreen Shrubs. |
