Spruce, Meyer Spruce
SKU #'s
- 1022088
- Delivery Available with Online Checkout
- Not Available In-store at Colchester Mackey's
- Not Available In-store at Willimantic Mackey's
- Not Available In-store at Woodstock Mackey's
Meyer Spruce is a conifer tree that grows full to the ground with with a pyramidal habit and attractive deep silvery-blue to blue-green needles that are soft to the touch. The elongated female cones emerge a bright green before maturing to brown. Prefers full sun and rich, moist well-drained acidic soils. Drought tolerant once established. Meyer is pest and disease resistant, and highly tolerant of urban pollution.
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Type: |
Tree, Conifer |
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Height: |
35' - 45' |
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Spread: |
20' - 25' |
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Spacing: |
25’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
2 - 7 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
N/A |
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Season of Interest: |
Year-Round |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Susceptible to needle cast, rust, and cytospora canker. Watch for aphids, scale, bagworms and budworms. Spider mites infestations can severally damage new growth.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or mass plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Foundation Planting, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Ninebark, Weigela, Smoke Tree
IMAGES: F. D. Richards, Picea meyeri (Western China) 2019 photo, (2) Nick Number, Picea meyeri at Chicago Botanic Garden, CC BY 4.0, (3) Petr Filippov, Picea meyeri Brno2, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
