Picea Pungens 'globosa' vs 'montgomery'
Looking to get a small blue spruce, none of these. Which one has the better, more.blue color? The 'globosa' has the much better color at this particular nursery nearby..any truth to that?
Thanks! Also, what will the root system be b like with these guys?
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
8 years agojalcon
8 years agoThanks Ken. Well, I basically want something with great blue color, and will fit in approx 7' space. Check these pictures. The first shows the area now. There is a lone fireglow japanese maple...maybe 5.5' in height. The second is a little rendering I did. It shows the JM larger, as in a few years. The thing that limits my space is...from the JM trunk to that little black thing next to my light pole (a sewer cleanout) is 7'. I don't want roots to mess with that sewer cleanout obv. I'm not sure what the invert of the pipe is down at that location. Might have to pop the cover and stick a tape measure back there. Even if it is really deep, I'll still have to worry about the vertical portion of the pipe. The object is to get red, blue, and yellow, in that garden. And I really like the way the spruce looks. I know it'll get quite a bit bigger than what's in the photo. Just wondering on how crazy the roots will get, and if they'll effect a pipe 3.5' away from the center of the bush.
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Comments (18)K4...In the link below I posted a few Picea p. cultivars for color comparison in another thread last Summer. You will have to decide for yourself on color preference. There is a flaw in the post with a double photo of R.H. Montgomery' Without a doubt the Picea p. 'Glauca Pendula' is a thing of beauty and my choice as #1. As far as the others placement is important and the color is better exemplified with the addition of companion plants to bring out the best in each one. No I don't have 'Ed Woods Blue'. Ken...You can tell the difference. The photos really don't show that difference. The 'Gentry's Gem' has a layered growth habit as opposed to the 'Globosa' with its tight growth habit. Also needles in the Gem are a little more steel gray in Summer. Ken, also your quote: how many blue blue spruce does one guy need." As for me as many as you can display without over kill. I accomplish this with selective placement with many colors separating the next one. Bunkers... The 2 yellows are Cham. pisifera 'Golden Mop'. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Picea p. Recomendations....See Morepicea pungens 'spring blast' vs 'gebelle's golden spring'
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8 years ago
severnside
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoplantkiller_il_5
8 years agoMontgomery grows more vertical in time,,,globosa has a fine blue color
roots won't be a problem,,,these ain't Norway maples
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globosa
jalcon
8 years agojalcon
8 years agoken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
8 years agoEmbothrium
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agojalcon
8 years agoDon't people plant things together like this all the time? - to achieve red, blue, and yellow..
jalcon
8 years ago
maackia
8 years agoEmbothrium
8 years agoJason B
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