Picea pungens 'Fastigiata'
Common name: 
Columnar Blue Spruce
Fastigiata Blue Spruce
Pronunciation: 
PI-see-a PUN-jenz
Family: 
Pinaceae
Genus: 
Picea
Synonyms: 
Picea pungens var. glauca ‘Fastigiata’
Type: 
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Conifer, evergreen tree, tight, upright columnar shaped spruce.  New growth has intense blue color.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 2      Jacobson (1996) states that it has been in Canadian commerce since about 1989, and in the U.S. since 1993.  The cultivar name is Latin, and such use has been illegitimate since 1959.
  • Silverton, Oregon: Oregon Garden - Conifer Garden.
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