A few years ago I went to visit an ailing coworker, and when I was leaving his neighborhood I saw a silver conifer and never forgot it. At the time I was new to TX and was not "interested" in the local flora and did not think anything about it being abnormal. My uncle moved down here since (he's a forester) and I kept telling him that I knew Blue Spruce could survive here but had to go through my memory to remember where I saw the darn thing. Finally one day while we were car pooling I remembered and took him there to confirm it (he figured I was mistaking it for AZ Cypress). Sure enough it is a bona-fide Picea Punges growing in the ground in Austin TX. It has been in the ground for at least 7 years if not far more than that. It doesn't show very vigorous growth; but it is clearly healthy and has kept a good form (if not more compact) than usual.
I do not have pictures of my own just yet. But through the modern miracle of the internet, Bing Maps, etc I can share these pics (for now). I fully intend to go back and get better close ups.
It is maybe 12' tall and it is fairly silver in color. Maybe grows 6" a year. I have not talked to the homeowner yet (or know if he/she planted it originally) to get any more info. It is shaded (afternoon/evening) in the summer months from the larger trees to the right and I am sure that that is helping it. The other thing that I wonder about is the PH adaptability. Our soil PH here is between 8 and 8.5
This is probably one the most out of place P. Pungens that I can think of (in ground).
- Matt
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