Plants

Picea pungens
[Colorado Spruce]

One of the most striking of the conifers in color and habit, especially f. glauca. Some drought tolerance. Cost of most glaucous forms is high because they are produced by grafting and then intensively pruned to shape in nursery rows. Must be used with restraint because the strong blue color (especially prominent in f. glauca) does not combine well with other plantings in the landscape. Some susceptibility to Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid (Adelges cooleyi).

Tree

Picea pungens f. glauca
[Colorado Blue Spruce]

One of the most striking of the conifers in color and habit. Some drought tolerance. Cost of most glaucous forms is high because they are produced by grafting and then intensively pruned to shape in nursery rows. Must be used with restraint because the strong blue color does not combine well with other plantings in the landscape. Some susceptibility to Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid (Adelges cooleyi).

Shrub/Tree

Picea pungens f. glauca 'Baby Blueyes'
[Baby Blueyes Colorado Blue Spruce]

'Baby Blueeyes' is a pyramidal, semi-dwarf cultivar with densely set, bluish-gray needles. Some drought tolerance. Cost of most glaucous forms is high because they are produced by grafting and then intensively pruned to shape in nursery rows. Must be used with restraint because the strong blue color does not combine well with other plantings in the landscape. Some susceptibility to Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid (Adelges cooleyi).

Tree

Picea pungens f. glauca 'Fastigiata'
[Columnar Colorado Blue Spruce]

'Fastigiata' is a striking conifer with its intense blue-colored foliage and columnar habit. Some drought tolerance. Blue spruce must be used with restraint because it does not combine well with other plantings in the landscape. Some susceptibility to Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid (Adelges cooleyi).

Tree

Picea pungens f. glauca 'Globosa'
[Dwarf Globe Blue Spruce]

'Glauca Globosa' is a compact (3' high), rounded, flat-topped shrub that at maturity is wider than high; the needles are bluish white and more or less radially disposed.

Tree

Picea pungens f. glauca 'Hoopsii'
[Hoopsii Colorado Blue Spruce]

One of the most striking of the conifers in color and habit, 'Hoopsii' is an especially glaucous blue, dense, pyramidal, and good-performing cultivar. Some drought tolerance. Cost of most glaucous forms is high because they are produced by grafting and then intensively pruned to shape in nursery rows. Must be used with restraint because the strong blue color does not combine well with other plantings in the landscape. Some susceptibility to Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid…

Tree

Picea pungens f. glauca 'Iseli Foxtail'
[Iseli Foxtail Colorado Blue Spruce]

'Iseli Foxtail' is dense, upright, and columnar to pyramidal with new branches that resemble bushy fox tails. One of the most striking of the conifers in color and habit. Some drought tolerance. Cost of most glaucous forms is high because they are produced by grafting and then intensively pruned to shape in nursery rows. Must be used with restraint because the strong blue color does not combine well with other plantings in the landscape. Some…

Shrub/Tree

Picea pungens f. glauca 'Montgomery'
[Montgomery Colorado Blue Spruce]

'Montgomery' is a dwarf cultivar that forms a dense, silvery-blue, broad cone to mound. Some drought tolerance. Cost of most glaucous forms is high because they are produced by grafting and then intensively pruned to shape in nursery rows. Must be used with restraint because the strong blue color does not combine well with other plantings in the landscape. Some susceptibility to Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid (Adelges cooleyi).

Tree

Picea sp.
[Spruce]

The conical or pyramidal form of Spruces makes them a valuable addition to the landscape.

Tree

Indiana Native

Pinus banksiana
[Jack Pine]

This pine is quite hardy and can grow on poor soil, however, given its scrubby and somewhat unkempt appearance, it is not generally recommended for ornamental use. Pyramidal when young, becoming flat-topped and spreading with maturity.

Indiana Native