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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001092
11/12/99

Picea glauca--White Spruce


Hardiness Zones: 2 to 6
Height: 50 ft Spread: 20 ft Form: pyramidal
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches

Comments: White Spruce is a densely, (Vis. 6) pyramidal
spire with bluish-green needles (Vis. 7). The tree is
widely used for its site adaptability.

Cultivars:
'Alberta Blue' - A 'Conica' with bluish foliage.
'Alberta Globe' - A globe-shaped plant.
'Albertiana 'Conica' ('Conica') - Dwarf Alberta Spruce -
A dense, cone-shaped plant with a very slow growth rate
(Vis. 3).
'Bakeri' - Silver blue foliage.
'Brevifolia' - The tree has very small needles.
'Cecilia' - A globose, compact selection (Vis. 9) with
bluish foliage.
'Coerulea' - A narrow plant with bluish-green foliage
(Vis. 1).
'Densata' - Black Hills Spruce - Leaves light green to
bluish-green; more ornamental and denser than white
spruce (Vis. 4).
'Dent' - The foliage is variegated with white.
'Echiniformis' - A low plant (Vis. 10) with bluish
foliage. Very slow-growing.
'Fort Ann' - An unusual tree with sparse and gnarled
branches.
'Hudsonii' - A bushy plant with bluish foliage.
Jean's Dilly TM - A smaller, slower-growing version of
'Conica'. Found at Iseli Nursery in 1981.
'Little Globe' - A compact, globose plant.
'Morton Arboretum Weeping' - A weeping form. (Vis. 8)
'Pendula' - A weeping form eventually becoming a
narrow, conical shape with hanging branches (Vis. 5).
'Pixie' - A dense, cone-shaped plant.
Rainbow's End TM - The new growth is yellow and
contrasts with the older, green foliage. Found at
Iseli Nursery in 1978.
'Sanders Blue' - A slate-blue form of the Dwarf Alberta
Spruce (Vis. 2).

References for Cultivars: Iseli Nursery 1999, Bailey
Nurseries 1999, Lake County Nursery 1999, Weston Nurseries
1999, Spring Meadow Nursery 1999, Monrovia Nursery Company
1997, Ray Wiegand's Nursery 1999, Wayside Gardens 1999,
Sheridan Nurseries 1999, Studebaker Nurseries 1999, Select
Plus International Nursery 1999, J. Frank Schmidt and Son
1999, Princeton Nurseries 1999, Berryhill Nurseries 1999,
Gee Farms 1999, Midwest Groundcovers 1999, Willoway
Nurseries 1999.


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