Woody > Picea > Picea pungens > Picea pungens 'Gebelles Golden Spring'
Picea pungens
'Gebelles Golden Spring'
Gebelle's Golden Spring Colorado Spruce
Origin: Discovered as a chance mutation in a field of Picea pungens seedlings in Huron, Ohio, United States of America by Anthony Gebelle.
Mike's
Opinion
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A newly discovered cultivar that exhibits brilliant yellow new growth contrasting with the bluish-green colours of the older growth. A very attractive pyramidal spruce and an excellent focal point in any landscape.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Pinaceae |
| Genus |
| Picea |
| Species |
| pungens |
| Cultivar |
| 'Gebelles Golden Spring' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Patent Number |
| PP10643 |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 1a - 7a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 -H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 -(-12) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -40 - 10 |
| Height |
| 5 m |
| Spread |
| 3 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A coniferous slow growing shrub with a brilliant yellow coloured foliage on new growth persisting for 4-6 weeks, turning into a bluish green colour as it ages. Aged bark on the plant has a scaly appearance turning from a dull grey colour to a cinnamon brown colour. |
| Landscape |
| A relatively low maintenance shrub, dense, with a strong central leader and a strongly pyramidal form. It can make an excellent accent plant or a hedge. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun, adaptable to both dry and wet growing conditions. Drought tolerant. |
| Shape |
| Densely pyramidal. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| Easily identifiable by its bright yellow new growth and densely pyramidal form. |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to spruce canker and gypsy moth. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Scaly, 2-4 cm thick, dull grey in its youth but gradually turning a brown cinnamon colour and furrowed with age. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| The buds are sulphurous yellow and about 4 mm long. The terminal bud will grow approximately 10-20 cm a year with lateral buds growing 10-12 cm. |
| Leaf Description |
| Needles have a habit of growing closely together. The needles are short, soft and pointed at the tips, each needle is 4 sided forming a neat little square. Needles vary in length from 2-4 cm and are spirally arranged extending outwards on all sides of the branch. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are monecious and yellow in colour, pistillate flowers are a dull green to purple in colour. |
| Fruit Description |
| The cones are fairly scarce on this cultivar, growing to an average of 7 cm long and cylindrical, 2 cm across with thin bandy scales. The cones are a deep cinnamon colour and mature in just one growing season. |
| Colour Description |
| Starts out in the spring with attractive, showy vibrant yellow new growth that eventually fades into a blue-green after 4-6 weeks. The tree has dull grey to cinnamon brown bark with age. Cones are true cinnamon colour persisting through maturity. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium to coarse in summer. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada. Whistling Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario, Canada. |
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