
Picea Fat Albert
Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'
Also known as: Fat Albert Colorado Spruce
Zone
2-7
Sun
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Height
10-15 ft
Deer Resistant
Attracts Birds
Evergreen
Native Plant
Plant Overview
Picea Fat Albert
Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'
Picea 'Fat Albert' is a evergreen spruce. A robust, wide-pyramidal blue spruce with an exceptionally dense, symmetrical form and deep silver-blue needle color. One of the most handsome large blue spruces for formal landscape settings. Prefers full sun with moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil. Good air circulation helps prevent disease. Avoid wet, poorly drained sites. An excellent specimen, screen, or windbreak valued for its distinctive needle color and reliable evergreen presence in the landscape.
Specifications
Plant Details
Size & Growth
- Mature Height
- 10-15 ft
- Mature Spread
- 8-10 ft
- Growth Rate
- Slow
Appearance
- Foliage
- Silver-Blue
Landscape Uses
Specimen plantings, Foundation plantings, and Vertical accents
Origin
Western North America
Care & Culture