YELLOWSTONE ARBORETUM
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Billings, Montana @ ZooMontana
Globe Blue Spruce
Catalogue A# 2018-035
GPS "Plaza Junction"
Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa'
Family: Pinaceae
Origin: North America
Common name: Globe Blu Spruce
Location: Both sides of Plaza Junction
Number in accession: 2
Note: Planted Fall 2018 with multiple bulb understory
CRITIQUE
Globe blue spruce (Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa') Grows only 3 to 5 feet high and 3 to 6 feet wide producing a neat, dense, compact, rounded shape. Seldom produces cones. Good accent plant for foundations and borders.
Tree or Plant Type: Tree
Foliage: Evergreen (foliage year-round)
Native Locale: North America
Landscape Uses: Screen, Shade tree, Specimen
Size Range: Large tree (more than 40 feet), Medium tree (25-40 feet)
Mature Height: 30-60 feet
Mature Width: 10-20 feet
Light Exposure: Full sun (6 hrs direct light daily), Partial sun/shade (4-6 hrs light daily)
Hardiness Zones: Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5 Zone 6, Zone 7
Soil Preference: Moist, well-drained soil
Acid Soils: Tolerant
Alkaline Soils: Tolerant
Salt Spray: Tolerant
Soil Salt: Moderately Tolerant
Drought Conditions: Tolerant
Poor Drainage: Intolerant
Season of Interest: Early winter, Mid winter, Late winter, Early spring, Mid spring, Late spring, Early summer, Mid summer, Late summer, Early fall, Mid fall, Late fall
Flower Color & Fragrance: Inconspicuous
Shape or Form: Pyramidal
Growth Rate: Slow
Transplants Well: Yes
Wildlife: Browsers, Small mammals, Songbirds