After sixteen years of experimentation we now have a seed source with four very significant characteristics that sets it above all others.
Baby blue spruce.
Baby blue spruce is a registered trademark in the us and canada.
It grows at a medium rate and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 80 years or more.
It has a low canopy and should not be planted underneath power lines.
Its branches are horizontal and grow right down to the ground.
Baby blue spruce can only be used in conjuction with trees originating from seed at west montrose farms ltd.
The blue spruce picea pungens glauca which we have named baby blue is grown from seed harvested from a blue spruce orchard at west montrose farms ltd.
This tree should only be grown in full sunlight.
Picea pungens baby blue eyes sku 3843 slower growing than the native colorado spruce this semi dwarf selection is useful for smaller landscapes and confined spaces.
The needles are longer on lower branches and shorter on upper branches.
Baby blue is a mid sized spruce that reaches heights of between 15 and 20 feet and usually spans anywhere from six to ten feet across.
Baby blue colorado blue spruce will grow to be about 25 feet tall at maturity with a spread of 10 feet.