When you have identified several trees that you think will fit your needs, you will want to obtain more detailed information about them. A list of suggested resources appears at the end of this publication. They prefer moist, well-drained, acid soil and do not grow well in heavy clay. They also struggle in hot, dry summers. Provides a conical, rigid, stiff appearance in the landscape.
Needles are blue or grayish-green.
Transplant balled and bur- lapped. Tolerates light shade. Pruning to control size and shape is best done in spring, but branches can be removed at any time. Many dwarf cultivars, which remain smaller or shrubby, are available. 30' 50' in height Medium 'Pendula' is a widely available cultivar, which has a conical shape with uplifted branches and long, pendulous branchlets in flattened sprays.