Cone – 1.25”-1.75” long, pendulous and oblong, ranging from violet to blue/black when immature ... weak coning years. Bark – Dark brown, separating into thin, scaly plates on older trees. The point of ...

The dwarf Alberta spruce ... as the tree's container and about 2 inches deeper. Water thoroughly after planting and cover the ground around the tree with a thick layer of shredded bark mulch.