| General Description | A small to medium sized evergreen. Aesthetically desirable due to its brilliant silver/blue tinge to the needles and most commonly used as Christmas trees. |
| ID Characteristic | Medium sized evergreen tree with a pyramidal shape to it. It has a horizontally thick branches that go to the ground. Also has evergreen style pin leaves that have a blue/grey tinge to their colour as well as interesting grey bark.
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| Shape | Pyramidal. |
| Landscape | Aesthetically pleasing to the eye, they can be used as a center piece or possibly as a distraction point. Also a good grouping plant and a wind break. |
| Propagation | Grafted onto a seedling understock that is done in January or February inside a greenhouse which is then placed under lath or lined out in the spring. Seeds require no pre-treatment. |
| Cultivation | Very adaptable as well as more drought tolerant then other Picea. Prefers rich, moist soils and full sunlight.
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| Pests | Vulnerable to spruce gall aphids as well as Cytospora canker, which can infect the lower branches. |
| Notable Specimens | The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Scaly bark with a purple/greyish colour to it. Although it is scaly, it is also
soft.
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| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Long pointed, broadly conical to nearly spherical buds. Buds are yellow/brownish with loosely appressed scales and a blunt re-flexed apex. |
| Leaf Description | Leaves are blue/greyish and are needle like. They are very thick and sharp as well as 4 sided. Leaves are covered in a glaucous wax and are arranged in a radial pattern. Leaves get to be 7 - 14 cm long. |
| Flower Description | Monoecious flowers with a green or purple pistillate in colour. |
| Fruit Description | Picea pungens are conifers and they produce cones.
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| Colour Description | Leaves are blue/greyish year round with purple/greyish bark along with orange and brown shoots. |
| Texture Description | Thick, waxy, and sharp leaves as well as soft scaly bark.
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