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Picea pungens
'Globosa'
Globe Blue Spruce
Origin: Originated as a seedling in a Dutch nursery in 1935.
Mike's
Opinion
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An intensely compact form of Blue Spruce producing a somewhat irregular globe. It is also available as a grafted standard (should be illegal) I find the non standard form tolerable.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Pinaceae |
| Genus |
| Picea |
| Species |
| pungens |
| Cultivar |
| 'Globosa' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 2–7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -45˚ |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10˚ |
| Height |
| 1.5 m |
| Spread |
| 2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A loosely globose plant of compact stature with rich blue foliage. Also grown as a standard. |
| Landscape |
| As a speciman or accent plant that is often misplanted since it can reach quite a size from the 2 gallon pot bought at the nursery. |
| Cultivation |
| Must be planted in full sun and well drained acidic soil in a sheltered location protected from drying winds. |
| Shape |
| Loosely rounded, slow growing taking up to 15 years to attain its maximum height. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| Has a round appearance to it with a flat top that eventually will grow in. It has a fairly distinct blue-green colour. If it is not pruned it will just grow out every which way and still have a relatively flat top forming a loosely globose form. |
| Pests |
| Needle cast, canker and rust. Also prone to aphids, scale, budworms and bagworms. Spider mites can also affect the new growth of the shrub in excessively hot conditions. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| The bark is fairly rough looking and has a scale like texture, it is a light brown colour. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Brown, rough, scale-like texture about 1 cm in length. |
| Leaf Description |
| The foliage is blue-green all year long. It has stiff and bristly foliage that shoots out at all angles on the branches. The needles are 3–4 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| A non flowering cultivar. |
| Fruit Description |
| It does not produce cones since it is a sterile cultivar. |
| Colour Description |
| The foliage is blue-green and is very thick so the bark is not always visible, however it is light brown. |
| Texture Description |
| The overall look of the texture is rough and prickly but the needles are smooth. The branches are smooth with the trunk slightly rough. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Rayner Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Grafted in February onto seedling understock, lined out in the spring. |
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