Dwarf Alberta Spruce – 3 Gallon Pot

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Foliage Color:  Blue-Green

Fragrant Foliage:  Yes

Attracts:  Visual Attention

Resistances:  Severe Cold, Deer, Disease, Drought, Insect

The perfect outdoor Christmas tree that never needs pruning, Dwarf Alberta Spruce is a truly miniature slow-growing evergreen conifer prized for its natural, formal pyramidal form and small stature; slowly reaching 6 to 8 feet high by 3 feet or so wide at maturity. Excellent in pots and garden beds!

Note: In Zones 7b and 8a the Alberta Spruce does better in the ground than in pots so that its roots are not exposed to the hot air temperatures and would also prefer some shade or filtered sun in the afternoon hours.

Growing very slowly in a pyramidal form to 6 to 8 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide, the Dwarf Alberta Spruce is ideal for use as a vertical accent, in groupings or in rows in landscape borders. A fine accent in home foundation plantings where it can be useful to frame an entryway, soften corners, or fill space between windows. Its smaller size and slow growth rate  lends well to smaller garden spaces and container gardens, where it also serves nicely as a small, outdoor Christmas tree. A fine addition to conifer gardens and the Xeriscape (low water needs).

Suggested Spacing:  3 feet apart for hedges, 6 feet or more apart for space between plants

Dwarf Alberta Spruce is easy to grow in a damp to moist but well-drained soil of average fertility. As with so many other conifers, constantly soggy or wet soils can be problematic; leading to root rot or other harmful plant diseases. So make sure to plant this one in well-drained soil, whether in the ground or in pots. It grows best in full sun however in Zones 7b and 8a in the south it will prefer some shade or filtered sun during the middle of the afternoon. Once established water needs are quite low when growing in the ground. In pots, soil moisture will need to be monitored more closely, especially during summer. When the top two inches of soil is dry, provide water.

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