General Description | Picea glauca 'The Limey' is a medium-sized, broad, upright conifer tree or shrub with bright lemon-lime coloured needles for which it is named. |
Shape | Pyramidal to rounded. |
Landscape | Best used as a specimen plant since it contrasts nicely with other conifers. |
Cultivation | Grow in moist, well-drained soil. |
Pests | Possible problems include: spruce beetle, yellow-headed spruce sawfly, spruce webworm, spruce spider mite, spruce needle rust, rhizosphaera and needle cast. |
Notable Specimens | The Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. |
Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
Leaf Description | Needles are short, in spring new growth emerges bright lime green maturing to two-toned: yellow on top and green on the bottom. |