Picea glehnii YatsubusaSakhalin spruce

Name:Picea glehnii Yatsubusa
科:松科
Family:Pinaceae
属:云杉属
common name:Sakhalin spruce
introduce:Plant Type: Needled evergreen
Family: Pinaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 2 to 4 feet
Spread: 2 to 4 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering  
Bloom Color: Non-flowering
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium moisture
Maintenance: Low

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This Sakhalin spruce cultivar is a dwarf form which typically grows very slowly (3" per year) to 3 tall by 3 wide over a period of seven years. A dense, upright, irregularly conical evergreen with bright green needles. Growth habit and characteristics for this uncommon cultivar are not well documented.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems. Susceptible to red spider, spruce gall, aphids, bagworms and borers.

Uses:

Specimen for rock gardens. Foundation plantings.