If left to grow naturally it takes on the typical pyramid shape seen in many conifers.
Baby blue eyes spruce trees.
Younger trees are relatively broad and as the tree becomes older it becomes narrower but it remains much denser and fuller than other common blue spruce trees.
How to care for a diseased blue spruce tree.
Thomsen blue spruce picea pungens thomson.
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.
The blue spruce tree picea pungens named for its sharp ended needles is a coniferous evergreen member of the pine family also known as the colorado.
Picea pungens baby blue eyes is a very dense pyramidal slow growing selection of colorado spruce with sky blue foliage.
Baby blue eyes is considered a semi dwarf tree and tops out at about 25 feet.
Good live potted christmas tree.
Prefers a rich well drained soil.
It is reported to be not as cold hardy as most plants in this species reported to suffer winter die back in usda zone 3.
Its branches are horizontal and grow right down to the ground.
For homeowners with size constraints this simply will not work.
While not a true dwarf ornamental the baby blue eyes spruce tree is the closest thing to a dwarf evergreen tree on the market today.
Its average texture blends into the landscape but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
Dense eye catching silvery blue green foliage holds its color well.
This is a relatively low maintenance tree.
It can be grown from seed and is denser and slower growing than other cultivars.
Picea pungens baby blue eyes pyramidal semi dwarf evergreen with sky blue needles.
Slower growing than the native colorado spruce this semi dwarf selection is useful for smaller landscapes and confined spaces.
Its dense form makes its strong blue color stand out very nicely.
The baby blue eyes spruce is an evergreen tree of a narrow conical form staying perfectly symmetrical without trimming.
Broad and conical when mature.
Montgomery blue spruce picea pungens montgomery grows 5 to 6 feet high and 5 to 6 feet wide.
Picea pungens baby blue eyes.
Ideal as an accent plant for small areas in the landscape.
Growing only a few inches per year it develops a broad pyramidal form.
The silver blue foliage adds color to the winter landscape.
Baby blue eyes spruce is a dense evergreen tree with a strong central leader and a distinctive and refined pyramidal form.
But what caught its discoverer s eye was its tendency to naturally achieve the iconic pyramidal shape for which blue spruces are valued.