You will get weeping arms here and there, almost all the way up in time. Known over 70' tall in the Seattle area. Van Den Akker family grew/grows it as 'Pendula'.

Woah - Van den Akker gets 70 feet tall???

They told me it would top out at 10 feet tall and 3 feet wide!

They never stop growing... given enough time, they will get larger than 70'. Most sizes people give are the 10 year size. It probably grows at least 1' per year times 10 years is 10' tall after 10 years. Multiply some more... 20' tall in 20 years, 30 feet tall in 30 years, etc. Depending on how old you are, it'll probably never reach 70 feet in your life time

Picea pungens 'Blue Falls' is really Picea pungens 'The Blues'.

if you add pungens to the blue spruce name.. you might have better luck on google ...

see link.. review info on CONIFER SIZES ... its all about the annual growth rate.. google full latin name and add ANNUAL GROWTH RATE .... and you too can predict height over time ...

but do understand.. buy something that makes your toes tingle.. even if you have to get rid of it in 10 years.. rather than suffering with some plain old piece of carp.. because it will fit there ...

ken

Here is a link that might be useful: link

Ken are you maligning those that plant fish in their gardens???
:-)

I had a weeping Nootka cut down recently that I planted from a 5 gallon pot. The trunk (below forking) was approaching 2' in diameter, the annual growth 2'-3' per year some years.

I have a few Nootkas to take down also. Not near as large as yours, but in the way of my developing garden. They are taking up too much room where they're at, even if I limb them up some more. Scale is off too.
Mike

Wow. Thanks so much for the info everyone!

I'm laughing that "Blue Falls" and "The Blues" are the same - the guy at the nursery said that Blue Falls is a new and rare cultivar that nobody else in the area would have.

I also recently planted a weeping white spruce that was supposed to top out at at 10 feet so I'm really glad you gave me that growth rate link - I may have to relocate it now while it's small.

I had no idea that they would keep on growing forever - I really wish they had specified that when I was shopping - I may have to rethink where I am planting some of these. Do they continue to grow wider forever also?

For the Blue Falls - if I want it to grow upwards do I need to stake it? They said it would grow that way naturally but as I google image search for it now it shows a lot of them laying down. Should I just find a really long stick and tie it to the trunk?

Thanks again so much - I'm learning much more on this thread than I did after several days of visiting nurseries!