Picea engelmannii 'Blue Magoo' is an intermediate-growing upright selection of Engelmann spruce with short gray-Blue needles and a dense symmetrical branching structure. This plant is particularly striking in the early spring, as its bright, teal Blue, lush new growth appears to weep or droop before eventually stiffening to more typical form in summer. After 10 years, a specimen will be considered mature at 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 4 feet (1.2 m) wide, a rate of growth approaching 12 inches (30 cm) per year.
This cultivar originated as a seedling selected in 1986 by Buchholz Nursery, Gaston, Oregon. It is part if that nursery's Flora Wonder„¢ collection. This extremely hardy plant is appropriate for any large garden or landscape.
