Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Picea Pungens F. Glauca

Size:

40' tall by 20' wide

Leaves:

needles 2" or shorter that will roll between fingers

Flowers:

inconspicuous

Fruit:

4" pendulous cone with thin, papery scales

Fall Interest:

needled evergreen

Culture:

sun; rich, moist, well-drained soil; better suited to northwest Arkansas

Disease/Insect:

Use:

specimen, formal evergreen, ornamental

Cultivars:

many

Notes:

pyramidal shape; native to mountains of western US