Large Picea

Picea abies

"Norway Spruce"
A beautiful shapely tree with dark green foliage. Slow at first, becoming faster with age. Often used as a potted Christmas tree.

Picea breweriana

"Brewer's Weeping Spruce"
A broadly conical tree with spreading or decurved branches from which hang long slender branchlets.

Picea likiangensis var Balfouriana

"Balfour Spruce"
A tall tree with a narrow, pointed apex. The dense branches become slightly pendulous with age. The short needled foliage is grey in colour.

Picea omorika

"Serbian Spruce"
A handsome tree of tapering, spire-like habit. The branches become pendulous with age. The grey-green foliage has silver tones beneath.

Picea polita

"Tiger-Tail Spruce"
The short, chunky needles are a fresh green colour. The branches are horizontal when young. On mature plants the branchlets are like long "tiger tails". Conspicuous reddish buds in winter. A rare spruce from Japan.

Picea pungens

"Colorodo Spruce"
As this spruce is raised from seed, there is a variation in foliage colour and texture. Also the tree's ultimate shape and size can vary. Normally form a tall, symmetrical tree.

Picea pungens 'Glauca'

"Blue Colorodo Spruce"
As this spruce is raised from seed, there is a variation in foliage colour and texture. Also the tree's ultimate shape and size can vary. Normally form a tall, symmetrical tree.

Picea pungens 'Iseli Fastigiate'

A narrow form of the "Colorado Spruce". Attractive blue foliage. Grows in an upright, columnar shape. Beautiful as an accent plant.

Picea pungens 'Moerheim'

Another beautiful grafted "Blue Spruce". This variety has bright blue needles. Slowly forms the symmetrical, typical spruce shape.

Abies recurvata

An unusual feature of this species is the reflexed needles. Can eventually form a conical tree but may take many years before developing a leader. Could be kept as a shrub is the leader was removed.

Picea brachytyla

"Sargent Spruce"
A rare spruce with conspicuous bright green short-needled foliage. Conical when young, rounder with age. The long upright branches have weeping tips.

Picea likiangensis 'Purpurea'

"Purple-Cone Spruce"
A tall tree with a narrow pointed apex. Very dark green, short needled foliage. Violet-purple Cones.

Picea omorika 'Pendula'

A beautiful form of the "Serbian Spruce". The branches are very pendulous from a young age. A very graceful tree.

Picea orientalis

"Oriental Spruce"
A very bushy spruce, with short dark green needles. Slow growing, but eventually becoming a tall elegant tree. Good in pots, ideal as a Christmas tree.

Picea pungens 'Hoopsii'

This form of "Colorado Blue Spruce" has lovely long, bright blue needles. Slow growing at first, eventually a beautiful tree.

Picea pungens 'Kosterii'

"Kosters Blue Spruce"
One of the most popular grafted varieties of blue spruce. Slow growing when young, fast with age. Forms an elegant, pyramidal tree.

Picea pungens 'Spek'

"Spek's Blue Spruce"
This form has a good blue colour and develops into an even shape at a young age.

Picea pungens 'Thomsen'

"Thomsen's Blue Spruce"
A beautiful form of Blue Spruce with light icy-blue foliage. Forms a typical pyramidal spruce shape.

Picea smithiana

"Himalayan Spruce"
An extremely beautiful tree with long, dark green needles. From the branches hang long branchlets, giving a lovely weeping effect.