List of Medium Growing Picea

Picea abies 'Rydall'

A rare spruce which produces bright red new growth in spring. Growing in a conical shape to approx 2M in 10 years.

Picea glauca 'Karls'

A slow growing spruce with attractive greyish green foliage. Forms a bushy, pyramidal shape. May reach 2M in the first 10 years.

Picea glauca 'Pendula'

An upright growing spruce with strongly weeping branches. The foliage is a greyish-blue colour. Should grow more than 4M.

Picea orientalis 'Aurea'

Initially an irregular shaped shrub, becoming conical with age. Dark green short needles. In spring bright yellow new growth appears as shown in the second photo. A 10 year old plant should be approx 1.5-2M tall. The first photo shows the small red cones in early spring.

Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'

One of the best varieties of "Blue Spruce", forming a shapely bush at a very young age. Should reach at least 2M in 10 years.

Picea abies 'Pendula'

"Weeping Norway Spruce"
An unusual form slowly developing a vertical trunk with extremely pendulous branches. Often grafted on a standard to form a weeping mound.

Picea mariana 'Aurea'

A rare form of the "Black Spruce". A slow grower, reaching only a couple of metres in the first 10 years, becoming faster with age. The needles are actually bluish in colour, but have light golden ovetones on the upper surfaces.

Picea bicolor 'Howells Dwarf'

A flat-topped shrub when young, but may become a tall conical bush if a leader develops. The foliage is a combination of greyish-green with silvery blue on the underside.

Picea mariara 'Doumetii'

A slow growing spruce with attractive short grey foliage. Develops into a conical shape, growing to approx 2.5M in 10 years.

Picea pungens 'Blue Trinket'

A conical "Blue Spruce" that is very bushy from a young age. Slow growing, reaching only 2M or so in 10 years.

Picea orientalis 'Spring Frost'

An attractive form of the "Oriental Spruce". The dark green foliage is overlaid with a frosty yellow tinge. Should grow approx 2M in 10 years. The second photo show the bright new spring growth.

Picea pungens 'Spring Cream'

An unusual spruce growing into a neat conical shape. The normally green foliage is contrasted bright cream coloured new growth in spring.