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Hardiness
Zones:
2-6 |
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Habit:
Evergreen |
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Growth
Rate: Moderate; slow
with summer heat |
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Site
Requirements: Sun to light
shade; moderately moist, well drained soil; drought tolerant |
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Texture:
Medium |
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Form:
Broad, dense pyramidal in
youth; dense, narrow compact with ascending branches with age
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Height:
40 to 60’
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Width:
10 to 20’ |
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Leaf:
.5 to .75" 4-sided pale
green to glacous green needles |
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Flower/Fruit:
1 to 2.5" cones;
pale brown when mature
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Comments:
Easy
to transplant; withstands wind, cold, drought, and light shade;
dislike summer heat
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Cultivars:
Conica
(A natural dwarf; broadly conical; light green needles; 10
to 12'), Densata,
Sander's Blue (Blue green needles)
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