Name: Special Sale: Papoose Sitka Spruce (Picea Sitchensis) - 1 Gallon Pot for Women - Save Up to 59% at Wilson Bros Gardens.
SKU: D2LSC 890800630
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SKU: D2LSC 890800630 Categories: Trees, TREES

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Papoose Sitka Spruce

Picea sitchensis ‘Papoose‘

Other Names: Papoose Coast Spruce

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b (Cool-summer climates); 5a-7b (Hot-summer climates) Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Shrub

Height at Maturity: 3-3.5′ at 10 years of age, 7-8′ at maturity

Width at Maturity: 3′ at 10 years of age, 5-6′ at maturity
Spacing: Best as a specimen or in small spaced groupings 7 feet or more apart

Growth Habit / Form: Rounded, Globe, Conical

Growth Rate: Slow, 3 to 6 inches per year

Foliage Color: Two-tone Blue and Green

Fragrant Foliage: Yes

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Light Shade

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay (well drained), Loam, Sandy, Silt

Soil Drainage: Moist to Lightly Moist but Well Drained

Soil pH: 4.0 – 6.0 (Acid to Neutral)

Maintenance / Care: Very Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-20F), Deer, Disease, Insect, High Wind

Description

Discovered on Vancouver Island back in the 1960s, ‘Papoose’ Sitka Spruce is a top-notch North American native conifer indigenous to the Pacific Northwest. A dwarf form of Picea sitchensis, it forms a globe to maybe 3 to 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide at 10 years of age becoming a broad rounded cone that reaches 7 to 8 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide when all grown up. In late spring clusters of buds at the stem tips open to form bursts of new blue foliage that matures to two-tone blue and green needles. Tolerating exposed spots and high winds makes this lovely low-maintenance evergreen a fine selection for coastal gardens and high altitude gardens up to 2,700 feet. Excellent for small garden spaces, patio containers and home foundation plantings and a fine addition to conifer and rock gardens.

Landscape & Garden Uses

The Papoose Sitka Spruce is ideal for use as an accent specimen in small garden spaces, home foundation plantings, conifer or rock gardens and containers, or in spaced groupings at 7 or more feet apart where space allows. A fine addition to conifer gardens, blue theme gardens and rock gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 7 or more feet apart for spaced groupings

Growing Preferences

Papoose Sitka Spruce is easy to grow and practically no-maintenance. It prefers a moist but well-drained acidic soil and full to mostly sun. We suggest 5 hours or more of direct sunlight per day. Pruning isn’t required, because it remains naturally compact on its own. That said, a stray stem can be snipped off as needed. Tolerates dry periods when established but will appreciate supplemental irrigation during prolonged drought. In pots, soil moisture will need to be monitored more closely, especially during summer. When the top two inches of soil is dry, provide water. hardy in Zones 5-9 in cool-summer climates and Zones 5-7 in hot-summer climates.

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