Description

An artistic specimen or accent tree for the discerning landscape, featuring gracefully trailing branches that hang pendulously; narrow columnar habit, but give adequate room for it to stand apart; a perfectly elegant way to define a border

Landscape Attributes

Christina Columnar Spruce is an open evergreen tree with a strong central leader and a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

Christina Columnar Spruce is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Christina Columnar Spruce will grow to be about 35 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 60 years or more.

This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.