Buy Picea glauca 'Blue Teardrop'

Also Known As

Picea mariana 'Blue Tear Drop'
Blue Tear Drop Black Spruce
Blue Teardrop White Spruce

Plant type

tree, shrub, conifer

size

H: 4'-5'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

3a-6b

#5 Container | $169.99

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#7, 30-36" | $254.99

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Picea glauca 'Blue Teardrop' plant details

Picea glauca 'Blue Teardrop' is a slow-growing evergreen conifer shrub or tree with blue and green foliage. and brown and purple fruit. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic, average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant and wind tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Picea glauca 'Blue Teardrop'

Plant type: conifer shrub or tree
Plant family: pinaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 4 FT - 5 FT - tall
Uses: border plant, compact, container plant, dwarf, pyramidal, rock garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Picea glauca 'Blue Teardrop'

USDA Zones: 3a - 6b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, verticillium wilt and wind
Soil needs: acidic, average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A broad pyramid with blue-green needles. Very small needles and dense branching produces a very tight attractive form. Excellent hardiness. Was found at Coenosium Gardens when they were located in Aurora, Oregon (Mitsch Nursery) as a sport on a Picea mari

By: Conifer Kingdom

Blue-tear-drop sounds a bit sad but this compact (4-6't x 2-3'w) little shrublet is really very happy and very pretty with its short silvery-blue needles. S/M/GDr

By: Forestfarm

A broad pyramid with blue-green needles. Very small needles and dense branching produces a very tight attractive form. Excellent hardiness. Was found at Coenosium Gardens when they were located in Aurora, Oregon (Mitsch Nursery) as a sport on a Picea mariana.

By: Cistus Nursery

Foliage is exceptionally blue for a mariana it will form a 3-4' broad pyramid in ten years.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

A compact evergreen conifer with short light blue needles. Forms a dense bush as the name suggests in a "tear drop"form. Perfers full sun in well-drained soil. 4' by 2' wide in 10 years.