Picea Pungens “Montgomery”
$439.99
Picea pungens Montgomery forms a dense, broad blue cone for rock gardens, foundation beds, and containers, with slow growth and silvery needles that hold their color through winter.
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Description
Picea pungens Montgomery brings a dense, broad cone of silver-blue needles to small landscapes. Its slow growth suits rock gardens, foundation beds, formal plantings, and large outdoor containers where a compact evergreen focal point is needed. The needles keep their blue and silver color through winter, while the rounded young outline gradually develops a clear pyramidal form.
Plant it in full sun and moist but well-drained acidic or neutral soil. Water regularly while roots establish, then provide deep watering during extended dry periods. Avoid sites that stay wet. Little pruning is needed beyond removing broken growth or making light shaping cuts. Its stiff, sharply pointed needles can prick skin, so gloves are useful when working closely around the branches.
Additional information
| Height | 150 cm – 240 cm |
|---|---|
| Spread | 100 cm – 180 cm |
| Synonyms | Picea Pungens "Montgomery", Picea Pungens "Montgomery" STD, Picea pungens R.H. Montgomery |
| Family | Pinaceae |
| Pests | Watch for spruce adelgids, spider mites, and spruce budworms. |
| Diseases | Cankers and needle cast can affect blue spruce, so allow good airflow and avoid poorly drained sites. |
| Pruning | After planting, remove only broken branches and make light shaping cuts if needed. |
| Hazardous information | Its stiff, sharply pointed needles can prick skin. Wear gloves when working closely around the branches. |
| Hazardous | yes |
| Variegated | unknown |
| Watering instructions | Water regularly while roots establish, then during extended dry periods. |
| Sunlight instructions | Give it full sun for dense growth and strong blue needle color. |
| Aspect | East, South, West |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Habit | Compact |
| Moisture | Moist but Well Drained |
| Ph | Acid, Neutral |
| Position | Full sun, Partial shade |
| Shape | Mound-forming, Pyramidal |
| Suggest planting location | Four-Season Garden, Low maintenance planting, Patio and container use, Rock and alpine gardens, Formal Garden |
| Type | Conifer |
| Use for | Foundation Planting, Low maintenance, Container Planting |
| Drought resistance | moderate |
| Cultivation | |
| Soil | Clay, Gravelly soil, Loam, Sand |
| Local names | Montgomery Blue Spruce, Blue Spruce, Colorado Spruce |
| Blomidon Item No | PICPUIF0607G, PICPUM00606G-STD |
| Usps | Silver-blue needles hold their color through every season., Its slow-growing broad cone fits rock gardens and foundation beds. |