Colorado Spruce
Picea pungens f. glauca 'Montgomery'
Pinaceae
Growth habit
Dwarf Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Newman Overlook, Mullestein Winter Garden
Source of plant
Horticultural Associates, Klyn Nurseries, Layne Ziegenfuss
Description
Dwarf form, slow growing and very compact, broadly conical, as high as wide, annual growth about 6 cm, shoots yellow-brown, buds ovate, yellow-brown, scales reflexed; needles 18-20 mm long, gray-blue, prickly; developed before 1934.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Special characteristics
dwarf conifer, winter interest