Dwarf Baby Blue Eyes Spruce Tree

Slower growing than the native colorado spruce this semi dwarf selection is useful for smaller landscapes and confined spaces.

Dwarf baby blue eyes spruce tree.

For homeowners with size constraints this simply will not work. Our favorite small evergreen tree is the baby blue eyes spruce. Baby blue eyes spruce will grow to be about 15 feet tall at maturity with a spread of 6 feet. It is reported to be not as cold hardy as most plants in this species reported to suffer winter die back in usda zone 3.

Growing only a few inches per year it develops a broad pyramidal form. Often matures wider than high. Picea pungens baby blue eyes is a very dense pyramidal slow growing selection of colorado spruce with sky blue foliage. While not a true dwarf ornamental the baby blue eyes spruce tree is the closest thing to a dwarf evergreen tree on the market today.

A typical colorado blue spruce will grow 50 75 feet tall and 20 feet wide. Its dense form makes its strong blue color stand out very nicely. Requires little pruning to maintain form. Our favorite small evergreen tree is the baby blue eyes spruce.

A typical colorado blue spruce will grow 50 75 feet tall and 20 feet wide. Drought tolerant once established. It has a low canopy and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 80 years or more.

Picea pungens glauca baby blue eyes dwarf blue spruce with pyramidal shape and nice blue coloring very slow growing only 2 3 inches a year. Dense eye catching silvery blue green foliage holds its color well. This tree should only be grown in full sunlight.