| General Description | A dwarf evergreen that is dense with short, silver-blue needles. Slow growing, retaining its needles and pyramidal shape towards maturity. |
| ID Characteristic | Attractive silver blue foliage, central leader and conical shape. |
| Shape | Pyramidal with horizontal branching to the ground. Compact and mounding. |
| Landscape | Rock gardens, groundcover and borders. Good for erosion control. |
| Cultivation | Sandy, clay or loam soil with an acidic, neutral or slightly alkaline soil in full sun or partial shade. Drought-tolerant and tolerant of urban pollution. |
| Pests | Tolerates deer and rabbits. Can be susceptible to needle cast, canker and rust. Needs to be monitored for aphids (spruce gall aphids), scale, budworms and bagworms. Significant problems with tree health may be caused by spider mites. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Rough, grey. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Rounded to blunt-pointed, 10 mm long; scales papery and reflexed. |
| Leaf Description | Short, 4 angled needles up to 3.5 cm long. Needles point outward from branches in multiple directions with a blue greenish tinge. |
| Colour Description | Silver-blue to powder-blue. |
| Texture Description | Stiff, bristly. |
