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Picea sitchensis 'Papoose' (Dwarf Sitka spruce, 'Papoose' spruce)

Picea sitchensis 'Papoose' Photo/Illustration: Jennifer Brown


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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Picea sitchensis 'Papoose' py-SEE-ah sit-CHEN-sis Common Name: Dwarf Sitka spruce, 'Papoose' spruce Genus: Picea
This is a dwarf conifer with a rounded form. Juvenile needles grow like miniature puffballs on the tips of stubby, round branches and age to a silvery blue on one side and green on the other.
 Noteworthy characteristics: An excellent cultivar for a dwarf conifer collection or to accompany perennial plantings. A beautifully formed slow grower, it increases its height and width by about 2 inches a year. New growth is as soft as fur; site where its texture can be appreciated and touched.
 Care: Prefers deep, moist but well-drained, neutral to acidic soil.
 Propagation: Graft in winter.
 Problems: Gall insects, aphids, caterpillars, sawfly, spider mites, lesion nematode, and scale instects. Various wood rots, witches' broom, mistletoe, rust, and needle cast.
Height 3 ft. to 6 ft.
Growth Pace Slow Grower
Light Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture Medium Moisture
Characteristics Showy Foliage
Foliage Color Evergreen
Uses , Beds and Borders, Container
Style , Rock Garden
Seasonal Interest , Winter Interest, Spring Interest, Summer Interest, Fall Interest
Type ,Trees

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