The Dawes Arboretum
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Picea pungens 'Saint Mary'
Common name:
Saint Mary Colorado blue spruce
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution:
Species native to w. United States (Rocky Mountains)
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
An outstanding, low-spreading, dwarf evergreen difficult to find in retail market. Found as a witches'-broom this dark green needled plant grows VERY slowly, taking twenty years to reach 30'' tall and spread of 4'. This would make a wonderful specimen in the rock garden.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
CON: CM10
(CM10)
• Accession: D1996-0302.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual