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Picea Spruce It Up™

Finishes 1 year faster.

Have you always wanted the perfect "Christmas Tree" in your garden all year? Something to dress up for the holidays with festive lights? Spruce It Up™ is a year-round evergreen that does not need a lot of trimming. Use it in foundation plantings, a mixed border, or anywhere you'd like a cone-shaped, upright accent. It grows more quickly than other selections, but no taller, so you won't have to wait as long for this dwarf evergreen to mature. The branches are just a little more open, allowing airflow between needles, so it gets no mites. It can take extreme heat without burning, does not revert, and has not been known to get needle cast. This is an amazingly easy evergreen. 

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Spruce It Up dwarf alberta spruce
  • Botanical Name:
    Picea 'Kolmschagi' PPAF
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • U.S. Native:
    YES
  • Evergreen:
    YES

Cultural Details

TYPE

Shrub

U.S. NATIVE

YES

EVERGREEN

YES
  • Light:
    Full sun
  • Soil:
    Average to sandy garden soil
  • Moisture:
    Moist, but well-drained. Drought tolerant once established.
  • Hardiness Zone
    3-7
  • Size:
    7' tall by 3' wide
  • Diseases & Pests:
    Resistant to spider mites, and no known needle cast

What Makes Me Special?

A grower's dream because it finishes a year earlier.

Landscape Use

Borders, hedges, specimens

Pruning

Prune to shape only. This is a dwarf evergreen, so minimal pruning will be necessary, as it is naturally pyramidal.

Propagation

Hardwood Cuttings

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Spruce It Up dwarf alberta spruce
  • Botanical Name:
    Picea 'Kolmschagi' PPAF
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • U.S. Native:
    YES
  • Evergreen:
    YES

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