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PICEA-SPRUCE
 
Deer avoid the sharp needles and bitter flavour. Here are some varieties that stay small and make ideal evergreen shrubs.

 
Picea abies 'Maxwell'
Height 1' and width 3' in 20 years
Zones 4-8
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Container Gardening: 1 Gallon Pot
Miniature globe with flat top. Stiff branches have blue-green needles. Ideal for rock gardens or borders.
Picea abies 'Mucranota'
Grows about 2" a year
Zones 4-8
Full Sun
Container Gardening: One Gallon Pot
Chubby pyramidal shape and short, dark green needles.
Picea abies 'Nidiformis'
Height 3' tall and 4' wide
Zones 4-8
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 4" pot
Birds-nest Spruce. Tight horizontal branches of gray-green needles and a slightly depressed top.
Picea glauca 'Cecilia'
10" tall and wide
Zones 4-8
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 4" pot
Short, silvery-blue needles catch the eye on cute, miniature plant.
Picea glauca 'Conica'
6-8' tall, 2-3' wide at base
Zones 3-6
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 5" pot
Dwarf Alberta Spruce. Dense pyramid-shaped evergreen with bright green needles. Slow growing when older.
Picea glauca 'Sanders Blue'
Height 5' tall and 3' wide
Zones 3-6
Full Sun
Container Gardening: Large 5" pot
Dense pyramid-shaped evergreen with blue needles.
Picea mariana 'Nana' 18-20" tall, zones 3-6, full sun, 4" pot
18-20" tall
Zones 3-6
Full Sun
Container Gardening: 4" pot
Dwarf Black Spruce. Slowly growing in rounded mound shape with dense branching and beautiful gray-green needles.
Picea orientalis 'Skylands'
Height 4' and width 3
Zones 5-8
Full Sun
Container Gardening: One Gallon Pot
Golden yellow needles all year draw the eye. This semidwarf tree has a regular pyramidal shape.
Picea pungens 'Glauca Prostrata' 12-16" tall, zone 3, full sun, 1 gal. pot
12-16" tall
Zones 3
Full Sun
Container Gardening: One Gallon Pot
Prostrate Colorado Blue Spruce. Excellent blue color on low growing, spreading plant. Useful as ground cover, falling over stone walls, or staked up about three feet and cascading for a waterfall effect. Grows about six inches a year.
Picea, pungens 'Hoopsi' , zones 3-8, full sun, 1 gal. pot
Height 8', width 3' in 10 years
Zones 3-8
Full Sun
Container Gardening: One Gallon Pot
One of the brightest blues of the Colorado Spruces. Slower growth rate than regular Spruce.
 

 

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