Picea pungens 'Mrs. Cesarini' is a flattened globose selection of Colorado spruce with greenish blue foliage and distinctive orange foliar buds that are most exceptional in late winter / early spring. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 12 inches (30 cm) tall and 2.5 feet (75 cm) wide, an annual growth rate of 1 to 2 inches (2.5 - 5 cm).
[Iseli Nursery online catalog] a bright-green, flattened mound that is densely branched and profusely budded. Shiny needles and a dustered, light green bud break on the branch ends give 'Mrs. Cesarini' a unique texture and color contrast.
This cultivar originated as a witch's broom found in the late 1970s by Joe Cesarini of Sayville, Long Island, New York.
