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Montgomery Blue Spruce

Tagged as: Low Growing Evergreens

Botanical Name : Picea pungens 'Montgomery'
Common Name: Montgomery Blue Spruce

Updated 11/2012


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Picea pungens 'Montgomery' at The Morton Arboretum Picea pungens 'Montgomery' needles
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Height: 5-6' Spread: 5-6' Habit/Form: Rounded, when young; broad and conical, when mature Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 2-8

Cultural Requirements: Best in well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers slightly-acidic pH soil, but will tolerate a wide range of soils, if well-drained. Established plants can tolerate short periods of drought. Little, if any, pruning required. Some salt tolerance. Deer resistant.

Ornamental Characteristics: An evergreen shrub with stiff, prickly, light-blue, ¾" needles and a neat, dense, compact, rounded shape, when young, and a broad, conical shape, when mature. Seldom produces cones.

Uses in the Landscape: Use in foundation plantings and shrub borders, or as a specimen or accent plant.

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