Picea glauca 'Dent' / Dent Shite spruce

Picea glauca 'Dent' is quite a handsome variegated large upright selection of White sprucer. The variegation is most prevalent in the spring at bud break but lasts well throughout the growing season. I purchased 4 of these in 2000. Two are about 30% white/cream variegated. One is about 5% variegated and the other has yet to show any variegation. Mine grow about 8 inches (20 cm) per year but I would expect that may increase a bit as the plants get bigger. The tree does not appear to be dense without pruning. Mine have never winter burned in my zone 3.

'Dent' is a medium sized tree with a relatively open growth habit; grows about 10 inches (25 cm) per year; foliage has patches of white scattered randomly throughout, adding a colorful touch to the garden; the variegation is most striking in the spring and suffers little burn in the full sun. (Coenosium Gardens)

This cultivar is a seedling selection made by Greg Williams of Wolcott, Vermont and introduced to the nursery trade by Kate Brook nursery in the early 1980s.

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Picea glauca 'Dent' This picture was taken in the spring of 2004 in my yard in Manitoba, Canada.
Photo by Ken Church
Picea glauca Dent This is a close up of a second tree up close.
Photo by Ken Church
Picea glauca 'Dent' Photographed by David Stegmaier in his Kansas garden, USA during October of 2006.
Photo by David Stegmaier

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