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The Fat Albert Blue Spruce is a tough, very cold-hardy evergreen tree with brilliant silver-blue needles that is attractive all year round. It forms a striking smaller tree with a broad pyramidal shape that will fit perfectly into any garden, even in exposed locations.
- $69.5
Create a stunning backdrop with the Fat Albert Colorado Blue Spruce. This evergreen conifer features rich blue needles and a naturally pyramidal form, making it a perfect pick for a living Christmas tree.
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- Fast-Growing-Trees.com
- $359.9
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Site your tree in well-draining soil where it will receive at least 4 hours of sun a day. Be sure you’re not placing it under any overhead cables or wires. Unpot the sapling and tease out any encircling roots, which can girdle the tree and slowly kill it. Dig a hole that’s as deep as the root ball and 2-3 times as wide. Place the tree in the hole, ...
Blue spruce trees like Fat Albert like consistently moist soils, but a mature tree can tolerate some drought. Water newly-planted trees a few times a week, tapering back after a month or so unless you’re experiencing very dry or hot weather. To know if you need to water, check the soil two inches below the surface — if it’s dry, give your tree a dr...
Conifers such as the Fat Albert Colorado Blue Spruce are monoecious, meaning that male and female reproductive organs both appear on the same tree. In this case, there are male and female cones. Male cones produce pollen, which is caught by the wind and lands on female cones. Female cones then produce small seeds that are dispersed during the fall ...
Unlike many landscape trees, Fat Albert does not need regular spring pruning. The tree will naturally assume a stocky pyramidal shape without any help. It is important to monitor your tree for broken, dead, or diseased branches, which should be trimmed off whenever you see them.
Blue spruce trees are not prone to many insect pests or diseases, and Fat Albert is no exception. A healthy tree can fight off minor infestations, but you can often help your tree by releasing beneficial insects such as ladybugs, which eat aphids. Other insects that may attack conifers include bagworms, balsam twig aphids, and the spruce bud scale ...
When designing your landscape, two of the most basic elements to consider are contrast and color. Some people don’t want to have plants that all are exactly the same color, nor a bland view that has no contrast — of texture, size, and shape. This is where the Fat Albert Colorado Blue Spruce can be a true hero. Its silver-blue foliage is unusual, an...
- Slow
- 10-20 ft.
- 10-15 ft.
- Full-Partial
The needles of 'Fat Albert' are short, stiff, and arranged densely on the branches. The color is a striking silvery-blue, which is a hallmark of the Colorado blue spruce. It is a medium-sized tree that typically reaches a height of 10 to 15 feet at maturity.
- Spruce Trees
- Settlemyre Nursery
The rich, silvery-blue needles and neat pyramidal form of the Fat Albert Colorado Blue Spruce deliver manageable growth and visual appeal, making it a perfect pick for living Christmas trees, garden beds, landscapes, and more!
- $169.99
- BrighterBlooms.com
Fat Albert Blue Colorado Spruce. Very dense, upright, broad-pyramidal conifer with good blue needle color. Trees exhibit full, dense growth even in youth. An excellant choice for specimen planting or for privacy screens. Being a grafted (cloned) tree it will show consistent form and color when used in mass plantings.
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Picea pungens ‘Fat Albert’. Zone: 2. Exposure: Full Sun. Mature Size: 15′ high x 10′ wide. Tree Form: Pyramidal. Foliage Color: Silvery blue. Growth Rate: Slow. Uses: Specimen, accent. Description: This tree is a very hardy selection of Colorado spruce with a unique growth habit.
