{"product_id":"picea-pungens-the-blues","title":"The Blues Blue Spruce - Picea pungens ‘The Blues’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Blues Blue Spruce - Picea pungens ‘The Blues’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake the bluest needles in the conifer world and put them on a weeping, irregular frame, and you have a plant that behaves more like garden sculpture than a tree. \u003cem\u003ePicea pungens\u003c\/em\u003e ‘The Blues’ has no reliable leader of its own, so it is staked to a chosen height and then allowed to fall in draped, uneven curtains of powder blue. No two plants take the same shape, which is exactly why it is used as a single specimen rather than repeated in rows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy The Blues Spruce\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExceptional Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Needles are among the most intensely silver blue of any conifer and hold that colour through the year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeeping Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Branches hang from the staked point in irregular curtains rather than forming a symmetrical crown.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndividual Character\u003c\/strong\u003e: Each plant develops its own asymmetric shape, so a specimen is genuinely one of a kind.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slow extension and a narrow footprint suit courtyards and modestly sized gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Loving\u003c\/strong\u003e: Frost and cold winters bring out the best colour and the healthiest growth.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStandalone Sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Positioned in gravel, lawn or a simple mulched bed where the silhouette can be read from all sides.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContemporary Courtyards\u003c\/strong\u003e: The blue tone and irregular form sit well against concrete, steel and dark timber.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbove Retaining Walls\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted high, the weeping growth cascades down the wall face.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeature Containers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slow growth suits a large pot in a cool climate entry or terrace position.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e Not a screening plant; allow 2m if grouped\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3m or more, giving the weeping form room to be seen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or early spring in cool districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Well drained soil, slightly acidic to neutral; constant wetness will kill it\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep the stake in place while the trained trunk hardens, and check ties annually so they never bite into the bark. Water deeply during dry spells for the first three summers, mulch the root zone, and resist any urge to prune the weeping growth into symmetry.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2m to 4m depending on the height it is staked to\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5m to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Species native to the Rocky Mountains of western North America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, a conifer grown for its foliage colour and form\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795375620382,"sku":"ND-1355-500MM","price":1590.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/uAIwYGNkHHf0-OVTR6tDj_RnXzvTJu.jpg?v=1787314522","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/picea-pungens-the-blues","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}