Blue spruce 'Hoopsii'　Picea pungens

Picea pungens cv. hoopsii

Flower name
Blue spruce 'Hoopsii'　Picea pungens
Scientific name
Picea pungens cv. hoopsii
Aliasプンゲンストウヒ・ホプシー, 青トウヒ, アメリカハリモミ, blue spruce, Picea pungens 'Hoopsii'
Place of originhorticultural variety
Place of floweringGarden, Botanical Gardens, Park
Flowering seasonApril, May

What is Blue spruce 'Hoopsii'　Picea pungens

Colorado spruce 'Hoopsii' (scientific name: Picea pungens cv. Hoopsii) is a horticultural variety of Colorado spruce, an evergreen coniferous tree native to the Rocky Mountains of North America in the genus Picea (Pinaceae). It is a representative variety with the most beautiful silvery-green foliage color. It is also used for Christmas trees.

Common name: Colorado spruce 'Hoopsii', scientific name: Picea pungens cv. Hoopsii, also known as pungens, blue spruce, American spruce, origin: Rocky Mountains of North America, life form: evergreen coniferous tree, height: 5-20 m, width: 1.5 m, form: conical, trunk color: gray, branch color: yellowish brown, leaf color: silvery green, leaf blade length: 3 cm, flowering season: April-May, dioecious, balled plant, male flowers: globose, Female flowers: spherical with many scales bearing hypocotyls (pine cone); hypocotyls are fertilized and seeds mature into spherical fruits; fruit type: spherical fruits droop from branches; fruit length: 10 cm; fruit color: light brown; uses: park trees, garden trees, conifer gardens, Christmas trees, color leaves, golf courses; remarks: wind-pollinated.