| General Description | Evergreen conifer growing slowly to 3 m tall and 1.5 m wide, is globe shaped when it is young, turning slightly pyramidal with age; very compact. |
| ID Characteristic | When needles are pulled off they leave a heel, silver-blue-green colour, needles are silver-blue in colour; dwarf conifer. |
| Shape | Dense globular to loose pyramidal shape. |
| Propagation | Grafting or cuttings. |
| Cultivation | Does not grow in shade, requires full sun, a soil pH of 7.0–7.5, is wind tolerant and tolerates drought better than other Picea species and cultivars. |
| Pests | Spider mites, sawfly larvae, spruce gall, aphids, rusts, and caterpillars. |
| Notable Specimens | The Gardens of Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Scaly, purple-grey and the shoots are an orange-brown. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Yellow-brown colour; scales are loosely appressed; apex often reflexed. |
| Leaf Description | Silver-blue needles, needles are very stiff, thick, and sharp. 4 sided and 2 -3.5 cm long, they are covered in a glaucous wax, the needles are pointed upwards and are in a radial pattern on the shoots. |
| Fruit Description | Forms a broad cone, erect on the branch, the cone scales are waxy, cone tip is blunt and jagged. |
| Colour Description | Blue-green to gold and silver to cream. |
| Texture Description | Medium to coarse. |
