The Blues Blue Spruce is a large native conifer shrub with a pyramidal habit and blue-green needles that emerge shimmery silver-blue. Prefers full sun and rich, moist well-drained acidic soils. Drought tolerant once established. Hoopsii is disease resistant and tolerates urban conditions.
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Type: |
Shrub, Conifer |
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Height: |
20' - 30' |
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Spread: |
10' - 15' |
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Spacing: |
12’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
2 - 8 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
N/A |
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Season of Interest: |
Year-Round |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Susceptible to needle cast, rust, and cytospora canker. Watch for aphids, scale, bagworms and budworms. Spider mites infestations can severally damage new growth.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or mass plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Foundation Planting, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Ninebark, Weigela, Smoke Tree
IMAGES: メルビル, Picea pungens Hoopsii201601, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Gmihail at Serbian Wikipedia, Picea pungens Hoopsii, CC BY-SA 3.0 RS, (3) Gmihail at Serbian Wikipedia, Picea pungens Hoopsii side grafting, CC BY-SA 3.0 RS, (4) F. D. Richards, Picea pungens 'Hoopsii' (Hoops Nursery, Germany) 2019 photo
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
