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Picea pungens Fat Albert

Botanical Name: Common Names:
Picea pungens Fat Albert Blue Spruce, Colorado Spruce, Conifer,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Shrubs, Trees, Conifers Dense, Horizontal Branching, Pyramida, Upright

Description:
Attractive evergreen conifer with a broad pyramidal habit and dense blue-green foliage. Great for containers, rockeries and formal gardens. Grows approx. 2m tall x 2m wide.

Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m

Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained

Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Rockery, Wind Break, Container / Pot

Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Mites

Cultural Notes:

Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well

Family Name: Origin:
Pinaceae NorthAmerica

Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue, Green
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Insignificant

Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: High
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