Which blue spruce- baby blue or baby blue eyes?
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoIve had 2 baby blue eyes and 10 or so baby blue in the ground about 4 years(one year the local nursery got waaaaaaaay tooo many baby blue(blue is cool blue is cool blue is cool blue is cool blue is cool, and in case you forget blue is cool!)), pulled out the worst looking/greenest ones and sold them for cheap). Baby blue eyes is noticeably denser, at least in these smaller specimens. Baby blue is seed grown and thus there will be some variation bw specimens (Ive observed this is color with some noticeably more green or blue than others). According to the grower in Ontario, Canada, baby blue is a “slightly narrower” version of a basic P. Pungens. Only have one close pic of baby blue eyes and none of baby blue. If it was me, Id get one or two of each. If I had to pic just one, I would pick the baby blue eyes. It seems like one of the older tried and true varieties that has been largely been overlooked in more recent years. The baby blue eyes specimen I planted in the front yard, which is largely shade, has been doing quite well. In time though, who knows as I also like the idea that baby blue will probably be narrower in the long term.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoHere is my best pic of a baby blue (May 29). Note density difference. Hot mess, I know.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI've had a Baby Blue Eyes for about 5 years. It has really picked up in speed the last few years. It may be a dwarf but my tree has been growing pretty fast the last few years.
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5 years agoSometimes tags can be very confusing. I bought 2 baby blue last year, and there were two tags on both plants. Here’s a pic. Notice the difference in hardiness zone listed (3b vs 2) and size (6 feet width vs 4 meters). And the one to the left says it’s a semi-dwarf, contrary to what I’ve read on the internet.
I probably planted too close. Doh!
Nancy JP
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