Picea pungens 'Montgomery'

Also Known As

Picea pungens 'R. H. Montgomery'
Picea pungens 'R.H. Montgomery'
Montgomery Colorado Spruce

Plant type

tree, conifer

size

H: 3'-4'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

2a-8b

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Picea pungens 'Montgomery' plant details

Picea pungens 'Montgomery' is a slow-growing evergreen conifer tree with blue and green foliage. Features glaucous texture. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic and rich soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant and wind tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Picea pungens 'Montgomery'

Plant type: conifer tree
Plant family: pinaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
Uses: dwarf, pyramidal, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Picea pungens 'Montgomery'

USDA Zones: 2a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, verticillium wilt and wind
Soil needs: acidic and rich

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Also known as 'R.H. Montgomery'

By: Conifer Kingdom

Named for conifer collector R.H. Montgomery, this slow growing evergreen will grower wider than tall at first into a globose shape. A leader may form with age creating a more pyramidal shape. Silvery-blue foliage is very striking! May eventually reach 6-8'+ if a leader is formed and it is not pruned shorter.

By: Garden World

Picea pungens 'Montgomery' - A blue dwarf form of Colorado Spruce. One of the most popular dwarf blue spruce on the market. Can be a flat globe or an upright conical dwarf. Plant was found about 1949.

By: Kigi Nursery

This bright blue spruce is slow growing and compact making it perfect for smaller low maintenance gardens. Small and somewhat globular in early years, eventually growing to a wide spreading cone. Grows about 2-3 feet in ten years. Named by Col. R. H. Montgomery of Coscob, Ct. Recommended by: the Garden Clubs of America, & the United States National Arboretum.

By: Fantastic Plants

This outstanding cultivar with its powder-blue needles and compact broadly spreading (to 6' tall x 5' wide in 20 years) habit is, with reason!, an old favorite. Sun-PSh/Med

By: Forestfarm

DWARF. Syn. 'R. H. Montgomery'. A small spruce of compact habit and very slow growth (2-4" a year), forming a delightful, rounded shrub. The beautiful blue needles are pointed and sharp. The lighter blue spring growth contrasts with the darker mature needles, putting on an appealing display. Excellent year round!