Full Grown Size Baby Blue Eyes Spruce

Depending on climate of growing location baby blue spruce grows to a full sized tree approximately 35 45 feet tall but is somewhat more slender than common colorado blue spruce.

Full grown size baby blue eyes spruce.

Baby blueyes is a semi dwarf cultivar that will grow to 15 20 tall over time. In 1972 it was discovered as a chance seedling in a cultivated group of grafted picea pungens moerheimii trees. Baby blue eyes is considered a semi dwarf tree and tops out at about 25 feet. It can be grown from seed and is denser and slower growing than other cultivars.

It grows best in areas with warm not hot summers. The baby blue eyes spruce should be grown in full sun or just a little light shade. If you have larger planters and boxes the baby blue eyes spruce is perfect for them making a great specimen that will always look good. It grows at a slow rate and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 80 years or more.

Dense eye catching silvery blue green foliage holds its color well. Plant it in almost any soil that is well drained. Slower growing than the native colorado spruce this semi dwarf selection is useful for smaller landscapes and confined spaces. This tree should only be grown in full sunlight.

It has a low canopy and is suitable for planting under power lines. Plant patent pp5 457 was issued on april 30 1987. Picea pungens baby blue eyes. Growing only a few inches per year it develops a broad pyramidal form.