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Picea pungens

'Gebelles Golden Spring'


Gebelle's Golden Spring Colorado Spruce




Origin:  Discovered as a chance mutation in a field of Picea pungens seedlings in Huron, Ohio, United States of America by Anthony Gebelle.
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A newly discovered cultivar that exhibits brilliant yellow new growth contrasting with the bluish-green colours of the older growth. A very attractive pyramidal spruce and an excellent focal point in any landscape.



Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)

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Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Picea
Species
pungens
Cultivar
'Gebelles Golden Spring'
Category
Woody
Type
Shrub (evergreen)
Patent Number
PP10643
Pronunciation
USDA Hardiness Zone
3 - 7
Canadian Hardiness Zone
1a - 7a
RHS Hardiness Zone
H5 -H7
Temperature (°C)
-40 -(-12)
Temperature (°F)
-40 - 10
Height
5 m
Spread
3 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
April
General Description
A coniferous slow growing shrub with a brilliant yellow coloured foliage on new growth persisting for 4-6 weeks, turning into a bluish green colour as it ages. Aged bark on the plant has a scaly appearance turning from a dull grey colour to a cinnamon brown colour.
Landscape
A relatively low maintenance shrub, dense, with a strong central leader and a strongly pyramidal form. It can make an excellent accent plant or a hedge.
Cultivation
Full sun, adaptable to both dry and wet growing conditions. Drought tolerant.
Shape
Densely pyramidal.
Growth
Slow
ID Characteristic
Easily identifiable by its bright yellow new growth and densely pyramidal form.
Pests
Susceptible to spruce canker and gypsy moth.
Habitat
Horticultural origin.
Bark/Stem Description
Scaly, 2-4 cm thick, dull grey in its youth but gradually turning a brown cinnamon colour and furrowed with age.
Flower/Leaf Bud Description
The buds are sulphurous yellow and about 4 mm long. The terminal bud will grow approximately 10-20 cm a year with lateral buds growing 10-12 cm.
Leaf Description
Needles have a habit of growing closely together. The needles are short, soft and pointed at the tips, each needle is 4 sided forming a neat little square. Needles vary in length from 2-4 cm and are spirally arranged extending outwards on all sides of the branch.
Flower Description
Flowers are monecious and yellow in colour, pistillate flowers are a dull green to purple in colour.
Fruit Description
The cones are fairly scarce on this cultivar, growing to an average of 7 cm long and cylindrical, 2 cm across with thin bandy scales. The cones are a deep cinnamon colour and mature in just one growing season.
Colour Description
Starts out in the spring with attractive, showy vibrant yellow new growth that eventually fades into a blue-green after 4-6 weeks. The tree has dull grey to cinnamon brown bark with age. Cones are true cinnamon colour persisting through maturity.
Texture Description
Medium to coarse in summer.
Notable Specimens
Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada. Whistling Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario, Canada.
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