Spruce, (Engelmann) Bush's Lace Picea engelmannii 'Bush's Lace' Height: 25 feet Spread: 6 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 1b Other Names: Weeping Spruce Description: An impressive selection with pendulous branches reaching down from a strong central leader; powder blue foliage; a great tree for adding vertical interest to the landscape skyline. Ornamental Features Spruce, (Engelmann) Bush's Lace is primarily valued in the landscape for its highly ornamental weeping form. It has powder blue evergreen foliage. The needles remain powder blue throughout the winter. The rough gray bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape. Landscape Attributes Spruce, (Engelmann) Bush's Lace is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen tree with a rounded form and gracefully weeping branches. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage. This is a relatively low maintenance tree. When pruning is necessary, it is recommended to only trim back the new growth of the current season, other than to remove any dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics. Spruce, (Engelmann) Bush's Lace is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Spruce, (Engelmann) Bush's Lace will grow to be about 25 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 70 years or more. This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. This plant should be periodically fertilized throughout the active growing season with a specially-formulated acidic fertilizer. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. Special Attributes Cones are light brown, oblong, 2½–4 inches long, with thin, flexible, notched scales. In some areas of the world spruce are considered drought tolerant, that depends on when does it rain. In the Pacific Northwest Desert evergreens need to be watered during the winter as well as the growing season. Our desert climate especially in late winter to early spring evergreens can suffer during next growing season. An easy way to remember check for dryness is on the holidays Halloween, Thanksgiving, New Year's Day, Valentines Day & Easter.
