| Description | Blue Totem Pole Spruce (Picea pungens) A slow-growing, tight pyramidal Spruce with powder blue foliage in the cooler parts of the growing season. |
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| Pronunciation | (PIE-see-a)(PUN-genz) |
| Plant Type | Dwarf Conifers |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | best color during the cooler times of the year |
| Fruit | cones |
| Leaves | stiff, 4 sided, bluish to bluish green |
| Stems | stiff ascending branches from tips |
| Roots | fiborus |
| Dimensions | 12-15 feet tall by 3 plus feet spread, narrow upright |
| Cultivar Origin | A 1975 introduction from Wells Nursery, Mount Vernon, Washington (USA) |
| Misc Facts | Picea from the Latin word pix, or pitch , referring to the resin its bark contains. (#144) Pungens translates as sharp-pointed, referring to the needles. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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