Plant Profile: Picea pungens 'Compacta'

Names

Dwarf Spruce

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Phonetic Spelling:PY-see--uh PUN-jenz com-PAK-tah

Genus:Picea

Species:pungens

Family:Pinaceae

This evergreen is characterized by its compact form, dense branching, and flat top, adorned with long, vibrant blue needles that have sharp tips. As it matures, its low, horizontal branches develop into an attractive, spreading skirt.

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Picea pungens 'Compacta' Feature Summary

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Picea pungens 'Compacta' Feature Summary

Whole Plant Traits
Habit/Form:
Dense
Horizontal
Cultural Conditions
Light:
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil Drainage:
Good Drainage
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
3a
3b
Leaves
Leaf Type:
Needles
Leaf Feel:
Prickly
Stem

Picea pungens 'Compacta' Image Gallery

Picea pungens 'Compacta' Whole Plant Traits

Picea pungens 'Compacta': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Picea pungens 'Compacta': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Picea pungens 'Compacta': Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Picea pungens 'Compacta' Cultural Conditions

Picea pungens 'Compacta': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Picea pungens 'Compacta': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Picea pungens 'Compacta': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
3a
thermostat
3b
thermostat
4a
thermostat
4b
thermostat
5a
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b

Picea pungens 'Compacta' Leaves

Picea pungens 'Compacta': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Picea pungens 'Compacta': Leaf Color

spa
Blue

Picea pungens 'Compacta': Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Picea pungens 'Compacta': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Picea pungens 'Compacta': Leaf Feel

Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy

Picea pungens 'Compacta' Stem

Picea pungens 'Compacta': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes