Uncommon spruce with a form that is a broad conical with branches spreading horizontally to slightly ascending. This plant prefers moderately moist soil. When the cones are young they are purple in color, attractive with the green needles in the background.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.