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Picea pungens gallery 2011

I know there will be a ton of others posting here, so let's get this one going!

Picea pungens cultivars/species/photos, go, go!

Picea pungens 'Early Cones'. In the garden 3 years now and very happy. Lots of cones and last years cones(and maybe the year before??) are very evident. A great cultivar.

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'Baby Blues'. I thought it might take off and overwhelm the spot but still seems to br growing 3-5" on top and 2-3" on the sides. Nice, compact, good color, a nice overall dwarf.

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'Gebelle's Golden Spring'. Bigger and better every year, finally staking it to help it become more of a dwarf pyramid.

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'Lucretia'. A wonderful conical upright, very slow growing dwarf. This plant is in almost FULL shade, two+ years now. No signs of issues because of this and it sure lights up the darker areas of the garden.

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'Victor'. A laterally spreading dwarf. Location, moderate shade. That Picea abies 'Gold Drift' specimen will be weeping into it's top for many years...

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-Will

Here is a link that might be useful: Picea pungens gallery 2010

Comments (28)

  • 15 years ago

    Need to make a correction(and add another plant).

    Picea pungens 'Baby Blues' is incorrect, it's 'Baby Blue'.

    Picea pungens 'Karina'. A very slow grower.
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    -Will

  • 15 years ago

    Anyone know an online source for Victor? 1-2' size?

  • 15 years ago

    Nice pics Will, some of these are at my wishing list ;0)

    Even 'Baby Blue' isn't correct, it's 'Baby Blue Eyes'...

    Picea pungens 'Filip's Blue Compact'
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  • 15 years ago

    Yes, Victor is really cool. I'd like to pick one of those up this fall if we know of a supplier.

  • 15 years ago

    Strange Edwin, it must be the same plant then. I have 'both' in my collection, but they do look alike, so I'll go with 'Baby Blue Eyes'.

    One or two more:

    Picea pungens 'Fat Mac'. Slow growing, like 'Blue Pearl', more green-blue.
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    'Green Globe'. Pretty accurate description.
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    -Will

  • 15 years ago

    Some more, hopefully this post takes off.

    Picea pungens 'The Blues'.
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    'Kutjebo'.
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    'Glauca Procumbens'. Staked until now.
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    'Glauca Procumbens', unstaked.
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    'Sea Blue'. Maybe 'C. Blue'? Jerry Morris collection I believe.
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    And two I have questions on(Edwin to the rescue!)

    Picea pungens 'Glauca Pendula'... I've heard this doesn't exist, or this name is invalid? Please help here.
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    Picea pungens 'Fastigiata'. Is this valid and also is this a different plant from 'Iseli's Fastigiata'?
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  • 15 years ago

    I just want to say that your garden is positively stunning, a genuine showcase, and I am green with envy! ( no pun intended, lol!)

    I don't know if the last two you mentioned are the same, but I DO think the second one is said Iseli's Fastigate. I do not know how this differs from fastigiata.

  • 15 years ago

    Thanks! My gardens are a bit of a mad-scientist mix but I'm proud of them and I love conifers so it's a haven for me!

    Hopefully someone can confirm your suggestion. There are some highly knowledgable folks we have lurking around.

    Another photo, since I'm here.

    Picea pungens 'Wendy'. More upright and conical with age, it's a wonderful dwarf.
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    -Will

  • 15 years ago

    Will, Picea pungens 'Glauca Pendula' is correct.
    Actuelly it's full name is Picea pungens f. glauca 'Pendula'

    Your Picea pungens 'Fastigiata' is the same as the 'Iseli Fastigiate' which somethimes also is written as 'Iseli Fastigiata'.

    Picea pungens 'Wendy':
    This is a flat for always when it's propagated as a cutting.
    When grafted a leader will appaer some day...

  • 15 years ago

    Picea pungens 'RM 222'
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    Picea pungens 'RM 222'
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    Dax

  • 15 years ago

    Some picea pungens cultivars today, though it was a bit sunny and the photos aren't great.

    Picea pungens 'Dietz prostrata', though I suspect 'Dietz Prostrate' is the correct spelling? Young but growing laterally.
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    'Girard's Aurea'.
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    'Thume'. *Dense* shade. A classic example of a conifer that can be grown in dense shade. Not perfectly healthy or full but it's young. No signs of problems though in what is essentially filtered sun only.
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    'Lutea'. Golden-green needled with some sun, this specimen will get more once I limb the maple up that's sheltering it now.
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    Picea pungens 'The Blues' & Picea abies 'Gold Drift'. Fun with contrast.
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    -Will

  • 15 years ago

    Will, unfortunately I only have the usual to contribute to this thread for now.

    'Edith'
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    'Glauca Globosa' and 'Hoopsi'
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    and one of my seedlings...
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    Best regards,
    Fotis

  • 15 years ago

    Here are a few of mine:

    "Donna's Rainbow"
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    "Walnut Glen"
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    and a baby "Blue Pearl"
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    I hope that these "Oldies but Goodies" are not boring to you all.

    Alex

  • 15 years ago

    Very nice pics everyone. That 'Filip's Blue Compact' and 'Wendy' have pretty sweet texture and color. There goes that 'Edith' or 'Edit' again...thing is SOO blue!

    Nothing extraordinary, but none the less a few pics.

    'Gebelle's Golden Spring'
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    'Fat Albert'
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    'Glauca Globosa'
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  • 15 years ago

    Hoping to can spur this thread again as there are hundreds of great Picea pungens cultivars and only a few dozen have been shown. Some more today from my gardens.

    Picea pungens 'Blue Pearl'. A great little dwarf, almost miniature. Grows very symetrically, about an inch a year.
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    'Mrs. Cesarini'. 10+ years old.
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    Picea pungens 'Aubies Spreader'. One of the first six plants I bought from Coenosium, this wonderful, hard to find cultivar never seems to produce a leader, nor does it grow top to bottom much, just side to side. Someday, I'll make more room for this beauty, for it's one plant that will never leave it's spot.
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    'Hillside dwarf'. Has those wonderful large, plump looking needles, a couple inches a year.
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    'Sweet Roll'. Another fuzzy miniature.
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    'Edith'. The brightest blue colored conifer?
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    -Will

  • 15 years ago

    Oldie but a goodie

    Picea pungens 'R.H Montgomery'
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  • 15 years ago

    Picea pungens 'Waldbrunn'. In 2nd flush. 6-28-2011.

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    Dave

  • 15 years ago

    Bumping this with a few photos because it's such a deep cultivar list of great plants.

    Picea pungens 'Blaukissen'. A great miniature. Sky blue color.
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    'Shilo Weeping'. Maybe 'Shiloh Weeping. Seems prostrate so far, I may have to stake it.
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    'Bakeri'. One of many very blue clones, this is finally establishing and growing very quickly though more up then out. Perhaps it's a bit more narrow then most.
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    'Scottie'. Small little upright.
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    -Will

  • 15 years ago

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    Schloss Honenstein

  • 15 years ago

    Probably "Shloss Herten" selected by Eschrich but not sure it's a picea pungens.
    Clement

  • 15 years ago

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    Picea pungens Wendy

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    Picea pungens Maigold

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    Picea pungens Hermann Naue

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    Picea pungens Porcupine

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    Picea pungens Olo

    Henk.

  • 15 years ago

    Henk, among others you truly have a special mix of conifers. God bless.

  • 15 years ago

    Will, thanks for the Blue Pearl!
    Fotis, that red dirt and rock you have looks great!
    Henk, the Olo is a treat!

    Picea pungens 'Last Find'
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  • 15 years ago

    ^^^ I really like that picture Sluice.

  • 15 years ago

    Picea pungens 'Blue Stop Light'
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    Dax

  • 15 years ago

    Picea pungens 'Continental'
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    Picea pungens 'Continental'
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    Picea pungens 'Green Goose'
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    Picea pungens 'La Junta'
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    Picea pungens 'RM 250'
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    Picea pungens 'RM 222'
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    Picea pungens 'RM 208'
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    Picea pungens 'W.B. Seedling 402' Rich Eyre-Jerry Morris seeds
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    Picea pungens 'RM Woodstock'
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    Dax

  • 15 years ago

    Picea pungens 'Spring Ghost'
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    Picea pungens 'Pali'
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    Picea pungens 'JB's Broom'
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    Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'
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    Dax

  • 15 years ago

    Thanks Dax, I feel pummeled by exotic pungens.