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Austrian Pine vs Fat Albert Spruce

Pinus nigra

Picea pungens Fat Albert

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Austrian Pine
Fat Albert Spruce

Austrian Pine is a medium-sized evergreen known for its dense rounded crown and long needles.

This moderately fast growing tree adds year-round colour to your yard and tends to be resistant the effects of snow, ice, and pollution.

The Fat Albert Spruce is a cold-hardy evergreen variety with silvery-blue needles, and a large, tear-drop shape. It is deer resistant, and considered a good choice for xeriscaping projects as it is quite drought tolerant.

The Fat Albert Spruce is a Blue Spruce cultivar that was introduced in the late 1970’s by the Iseli Nursery and is named after the fictional character of the same name.

Austrian Pine Quick Facts

Fat Albert Spruce Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Foliage: silvery blue
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: corsican pine, european black pine