Picea engelmannii 'Talbot Lake' | Talbot Lake Engelmann Spruce

$0.00

DESCRIPTION
Picea engelmannii 'Talbot Lake' features dense blue-green needles arranged along compact branches, creating a finely textured evergreen canopy. The foliage displays silvery highlights that enhance the layered branching, while fresh spring growth emerges with lighter tones that add depth and seasonal contrast. Small purplish female cones and yellow pollen cones appear in spring, bringing understated ornamental interest. The persistent foliage maintains its color through winter, contributing structure during every season.

Selected from a species native to the high mountains of western North America, this cultivar captures the character of alpine landscapes in a refined garden form. Its textured branching and evergreen presence make it a natural choice for conifer collections, rock gardens, and mixed borders, where it provides year-round interest and a sense of permanence.

DESCRIPTION
Picea engelmannii 'Talbot Lake' features dense blue-green needles arranged along compact branches, creating a finely textured evergreen canopy. The foliage displays silvery highlights that enhance the layered branching, while fresh spring growth emerges with lighter tones that add depth and seasonal contrast. Small purplish female cones and yellow pollen cones appear in spring, bringing understated ornamental interest. The persistent foliage maintains its color through winter, contributing structure during every season.

Selected from a species native to the high mountains of western North America, this cultivar captures the character of alpine landscapes in a refined garden form. Its textured branching and evergreen presence make it a natural choice for conifer collections, rock gardens, and mixed borders, where it provides year-round interest and a sense of permanence.

 
  • Family: Pinaceae
    Height: 3 ft to 5 ft
    Width: 3 ft to 4 ft
    Foliage color: Silvery blue needles with a dense compact evergreen habit
    Flower color: Purplish immature cones maturing to tan
    Bloom time: Spring
    Light requirements: Full sun
    Water requirements: Moderate
    Maintenance: Low; prune selectively only as needed to maintain shape and remove damaged branches
    Growing zone: USDA zones 3 to 7
    Wildlife attractors: Songbirds and small mammals feed on seeds with branches providing shelter

    This plant can be seen at The Oregon Garden.

    Print Information

    Buy Plants