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Christmas Blue Spruce vs Fat Albert Spruce

Picea pungens Fat Albert

Picea pungens Christmas Blue

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Fat Albert Spruce
Christmas Blue Spruce

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.

The Christmas Blue Spruce is a popular choice for Christmas tree farms due to its strong scent and pyramidal shape. This is a cultivar of the Blue Spruce and is a cold-hardy evergreen tree with grey-blue needles.

The Christmas Blue Spruce is highly pollution tolerant, and is native to North America.

Fat Albert Spruce Quick Facts

Christmas Blue Spruce Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Height: 27 m (90 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Foliage: silvery blue
Foliage: light blue grey
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: colorado christmas spruce