Picea mariana - experienced opinions please.
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Anyone heard of Picea Glauca 'Blau Cucken' ( Blue Kiss )
Comments (20)Hello I am the Nurseryman who developed "Blau Cuken". The name Blau Cuken was suppose to translate to Blue Chick. I really do not know if that is what it means in German. One of our friends named it. Anyway Blue Chick is a Picea Mariana, it is a nice steel blue, It is a minature. Our original stock plant is 19 years old and is three feet across and 18" high. It does somewhat resemble Picea mariana Ericoides, however there is a differance in the ultimate size and color. Where Ericoides differs it is much more spreading and lower and a lighter blue color. We are introducing 2 more Picea mariana's this year. To look at these plants now, one would ask, whats the differance? In time they will display their attributes and growth habit. All of our Picea mariana's are sold on their own roots so this also keeps the plant true to its original growth habit and color, as to where grafted plants have the influence of their undterstock as well....See MorePicea pungens replacement. Help me choose
Comments (22)I have Bakeri (x5), Hoopsi and Baby Blue (x2) ... and have seen some very nice Bizon Blue in person. All have excellent blue in the spring. Hoopsi is stunning, steel-grey/blue (not just tips, and retains them year round!). My Bakeri seem to be growing a bit faster (vs. Hoopsi) and also started smaller. They are stunning in spring, but only the tips (new growth) are that pure blue. The Bakeri have more 'character' (iregular shape, funky, somewhat narrow). I would go with Hoopsi, then Bakeri, then Bizon Blue. I don't consider fat albert in the same class as these others. Baby blue is also nice, but is the slowest growing of them all and technically a drawf growth rate. Personally, I'd like a Abies concolor 'Candicans' and those are nice trees. Not sure which would grow best in your soil and climate....See MorePicea jezoensis/glehnii discrepancy
Comments (21)This is quite a revelation to most of the conifer world, at least here in the U.S., Clement. From the many nursuries and gardens I have seen here it is ALWAYS labled as picea bi-color here in the States. I took these photos today of my specimens: Bought as Picea bi-color 'Howell's Dwarf'. Closeup. Another specimen. Picea alcoquiana(bi-color), species Closeup. -Will Could all of the nurseries and experts over here really be wrong?...See MorePicea glauca var. albertiana - making a cultivar list.
Comments (13)Thanks Guys. Good to see you Zack, good to see you as well Steven. I'll have to look up the spelling on 'Ed Hirle' though... 'Ed Hurle' is what pops in my mind. Thanks again. Got a new book by the way. No descriptions but it does have cultivar names, (Genus, species) etc. came from Europe: Erhardt 'List of Conifer Names'; ISBN: 10: 3800148811 or 103800148811 if all numbers are combined... tells who found the cultivar and when and synonyms, etc.; same for Genus and species (published 2005). Dax...See MoreBillMN-z-2-3-4
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