Picea pungens 'Erich Frahm'
Colorado spruce 'Erich Frahm'
A dense and bushy conifer, forming a neat, pyramidal tree to 2m in 10 years. The foliage is bright silvery blue. The erect seed cones, borne at the branch tips, are green, becoming brown and pendulous with age
Size
Ultimate height
1.5–2.5 metresTime to ultimate height
10–20 yearsUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Blue Grey Silver | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Blue Grey Silver | |||
| Autumn | Blue Grey Silver | |||
| Winter | Blue Grey Silver |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H7Botanical details
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Picea are evergreen trees with rigid, needle-like leaves arranged singly all round the shoots, and narrow, leathery-scaled cones borne near the ends of the shoots
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in any deep, moist but well-drained, ideally neutral to acid soil in full sun. See conifer cultivation for more advice
Propagation
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Architectural
- City and courtyard gardens
- Low Maintenance
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to adelgids, red spider mite and conifer aphid
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus
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