Plants of the Picea Genus at BCA



The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

 

Picea abies

Norway Spruce
A fast growing, tall evergreen tree with an interesting habit and long cones.
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  • Picea abies // Norway Spruce, Common Spruce ("straight species")
  • Picea abies 'Clanbrassiliana' // Lord Clanbrassil's Norway Spruce, Clanbrassiliana Norway Spruce
  • Picea abies 'Cupressina' // Columnar Norway Spruce, Cypress Norway Spruce, Cupressina Norway Spruce
  • Picea abies 'Nidiformis' // Bird's Nest Spruce, Nest Norway Spruce
  • Picea abies 'Pendula' // Weeping Norway Spruce
  • Picea abies 'Pumila' // Dwarf Norway Spruce
  • Picea abies 'Pumila Nigra' // Dwarf Dark Norway Spruce, Dwarf Black Norway Spruce

 

Picea alcoquiana

Alcock's Spruce
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  • Picea alcoquiana 'Howell's Dwarf' // Howell's Dwarf Alcock's Spruce, Howell's Dwarf Tigertail Spruce

 

Picea chihuahuana

Chihuahua Spruce
An endangered species of tall, evergreen tree with great heat tolerance and silvery-blue needles.
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  • Picea chihuahuana // Chihuahua Spruce, Cahuite, Mexican Spruce ("straight species")

 

Picea glauca

White Spruce
An excellent, tough, hardy, long-lived, adaptable evergreen tree with gray-green needles.
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  • Picea glauca // White Spruce, Canadian Spruce ("straight species")
  • Picea glauca 'Pendula' // Weeping White Spruce
  • Picea glauca f. conica // Dwarf Alberta Spruce, Dwarf White Spruce

 

Picea omorika

Serbian Spruce
One of the best, most attractive and most adaptable spruces, with bicolor foliage and red male flowers.
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  • Picea omorika 'Nana' // Dwarf Serbian Spruce, Nana Serbian Spruce
  • Picea omorika 'Pendula' // Weeping Serbian Spruce
  • Picea omorika 'Pendula Bruns' // Bruns Weeping Serbian Spruce

 

Picea orientalis

Oriental Spruce
An excellent, tall, narrow conifer tree that holds its dark green foliage color better than most spruces through the winter.
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  • Picea orientalis // Oriental Spruce, Caucasian Spruce ("straight species")
  • Picea orientalis 'Gowdy' // Gowdy Oriental Spruce
  • Picea orientalis 'Skylands' // Skylands Oriental Spruce

 

Picea pungens

Colorado Spruce
A tough, hardy, adaptable, green to bluish needled evergreen tree, more drought-tolerant than other spruces.
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  • Picea pungens 'Fastigiata' // Columnar Colorado Blue Spruce
  • Picea pungens 'Globosa' // Globe Dwarf Colorado Blue Spruce
  • Picea pungens 'Golden Feathers' // Golden Feathers Colorado Spruce
  • Picea pungens 'Hoopsii' // Hoopsii Colorado Blue Spruce
  • Picea pungens 'Lou's Blue' // Lou's Blue Colorado Spruce
  • Picea pungens 'Pendula' // Weeping Colorado Blue Spruce