Picea pungens ‘Fat Albert’

description

the picea pungens ‘fat albert’ (compact blue fir) is an ornamental evergreen conifer characterized by compact bearing and regular conical shape. It is particularly appreciated for the aghiform foliage of intense blue-blue colour, which makes it ideal as an isolated specimen in gardens and green spaces.

characteristic

  • Type: Evergreen conifer
  • height: 3–5 m
  • width: 2–3 m
  • exposure: sun
  • land: well drained
  • rusticity: up to -25°c
  • foliage: needles, blue-argent
  • growth: slow

origin

selected cultivar of picea pungens, native species of northern America, widespread for ornamental use.

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