Picea glauca JEAN'S DILLY
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Tried and True Recommended by 3 Professionals
Common Name: white spruce
Type: Needled evergreen
Family: Pinaceae
Zone: 3 to 6
Height: 2 to 5 feet
Spread: 1 to 2.5 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Description: Non-flowering
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy Fruit
Tolerates: Deer

Culture

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Best in cold climates, and will not grow well south of USDA Zone 6.

Noteworthy Characteristics

JEAN'S DILLY is a smaller, slower growing version of P. glauca ‘Conica’ (dwarf Alberta spruce). It is an upright, narrow, conical evergreen tree that will grow only 2-4” per year, typically reaching 2-3’ tall over the first 10 years and eventually maxing out at about 5’ tall. It forms a perfect cone shape and never needs to be sheared. Light green needles are quite short (to 1/4” long) and are distinctively twisted at the ends of the shoots.

Problems

No serious insect or disease problems. Watch for spider mites.

Garden Uses

Dwarf evergreen for foundation plantings, rock gardens or borders. Slow growth rate makes it an interesting container selection.

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