PICEA glauca 'CONICA'

Alberta spruce 'Conica'

PICEA glauca 'CONICA'

Alberta spruce 'Conica'

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Maintenance advice : Plant in a well drained soil. Water regularly for the first 2 years.
Botanical/Horticultural origin : Discovered in the mountains of Canada, near Lake Laggan, by Alfred Rehder and J.G. Jack in 1904.
Use group : Conifers
Height at 10 years : 2 m
Width at 10 years : 1 m
Growth : Slow
Exposure : Sun - Half shade
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Shape : conical, pyramidal
Colour of leaves : Blue green
Soil type : Wet soil
Uses : Rockery

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Perfect grey-green cone form and very dense. One of the most popular in the dwarf conifer family. Rustic and resistant to pollution. Enhances gardens whether isolated, in rock gardens and flowerbeds, or in symmetrical rows. Discovered by Dr. A Rehder and J.G. Jack, during a botanical journey for the Arnold Arboretum, in the Canadian Rockies near Lake Laggan in Alberta County. Synonym : var. Albertiaina f. conica