Name: Howell's Dwarf Tigertail Spruce, Alcock's Spruce
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 4688-3G
Price: 359.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Picea bicolor 'Howell's Dwarf Tigertail'

A compact spruce with dense evergreen foliage, valued for year-round structure in rock gardens and mixed borders.

Forms a compact mound that may take on a pyramidal shape
Unique colour combination
Green needles have bright blue undersides and a tint of yellow on exposed needles
Attractive reddish-purple cones

Size

110 cm, ball & burlap

3 gal

60 cm, ball & burlap

175 cm, wire basket

200 cm, wire basket

$179.00

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Quantity

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Moisture

Average, Well-drained

Hardiness Zone

4 – 4

Mature Height (meters)

1.5 – 1.75

Mature Spread (meters)

1.5 – 1.75

Growth Rate

Slow

Foliage Colour

Blue-green

Habit

Mounding

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Landscape Uses

Accent, Rock garden, Foundation, Container

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Thriving in full sun, it is a unique tree noted for its colourful cones. Somewhat tolerant of urban conditions. If a leader develops, it can be pruned out to maintain the mound. If the leader is not removed, the plant could reach 6m or more.