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Picea glauca
'The Limey'
The Limey White Spruce
Origin: Introduced by the Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
Mike's
Opinion
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This spruce is a new woody plant for 2014. It has vibrant lemon-lime coloured needles.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| pineaceae |
| Genus |
| Picea |
| Species |
| glauca |
| Cultivar |
| 'The Limey' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen), Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -18 - 25 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 0 - 77 |
| Height |
| 12 - 18 m |
| Spread |
| 3 - 6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| 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. |
| Landscape |
| Best used as a specimen plant since it contrasts nicely with other conifers. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in moist, well-drained soil. |
| Shape |
| Pyramidal to rounded. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Possible problems include: spruce beetle, yellow-headed spruce sawfly, spruce webworm, spruce spider mite, spruce needle rust, rhizosphaera and needle cast. |
| 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. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. |
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