- Vibrant evergreen foliage laden with blue-green needles provides beautiful color all year long
- Pine cones will happily invite birds to feast on the seeds come fall
- Birds find shelter within the dense branching as well
- Perfect size for a privacy screen or windbreak, also adds texture and color where none may be found, also make for a wonderful living Christmas tree
- Naturally pyramidal and slow growing, making this tree low maintenance
- Hand selected fresh from our grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Photo Credit: ©Nova-Photo-Graphik GmbH® Fat Albert Blue Colorado Spruce
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 2-8
- Mature Height: 35-40' tall
- Mature Width: 15-20' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
- Spacing: 15-20' apart
Fat Albert Blue Colorado Spruce
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'
Regular price
Plant with Confidence when choosing Big & Tall Trees and Hedges!
- Vibrant evergreen foliage laden with blue-green needles provides beautiful color all year long
- Pine cones will happily invite birds to feast on the seeds come fall
- Birds find shelter within the dense branching as well
- Perfect size for a privacy screen or windbreak, also adds texture and color where none may be found, also make for a wonderful living Christmas tree
- Naturally pyramidal and slow growing, making this tree low maintenance
- Hand selected fresh from our grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Photo Credit: ©Nova-Photo-Graphik GmbH® Fat Albert Blue Colorado Spruce
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 2-8
- Mature Height: 35-40' tall
- Mature Width: 15-20' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
- Spacing: 15-20' apart
Why plant Fat Albert Blue Colorado Spruce?
Hey, hey, it’s Fat Albert! Plump and proud of it! This steely blue evergreen is the perfect fit for smaller landscapes. Even if you’ve never gardened, this tree is for you as it is trouble-free and will be jolly grown anywhere. Adding to its impressive features and beautiful pyramidal shape, it is also deer and disease resistant. Plant it in the city or on a snowy mountain top Fat Albert Blue Spruce will be growing proud and shining silvery-blue all year long.
Natures Oopsies! Fat Albert Blue Spruce was a product of natural crossing, found growing in fields with other Blue Spruce Trees. Iseli Nursery brought it to the landscape and gardening world in the 1970s.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 2-8
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
Our Guarantees
3-YEAR-TREE GUARANTEE:
Bower & Branch offers a Three-Year Tree Guarantee on all of our trees, sizes X-Large and up. Only the finest and the most experienced growers are awarded the opportunity to grow for Bower & Branch, so we offer the best guarantee available.
If your tree(s) should fail for any reason during the three-year guarantee period, you will receive an online gift card in the amount that you originally spent on the tree.* You can then use this online gift card for any Bower & Branch Purchase.
* Bower & Branch provides online gift cards in the amount of the original purchase price of the tree(s). The amount does not include any additional costs such as delivery, planting, tax, or any other products or services. Online gift cards can be applied towards any Bower & Branch purchase on BowerandBranch.com and have no expiration dates. Bower & Branch does not guarantee tree replacement or availability of any desired product at any time. Cash refunds are not offered. Bower & Branch requires that all original tags and receipts are present when a guarantee request is initiated. The Bower & Branch Three-Year Guarantee only applies to plant material that has been planted in the ground. Container plantings are NOT covered.
At Bower & Branch, we do our best to honor all guarantee fulfillment requests to ensure customer satisfaction. However, we reserve the right to refuse the request if the required guarantee steps were not satisfied. Bower & Branch also reserves the right to deny any guarantee fulfillment request that is made as a result of animal damage, problems with plant hardiness and zone issues, or acts of nature (snow storms, hurricanes, and similar).
Reach out to a Plant Whisperer with any questions:
- Email: plantwhisperers@bowerandbranch.com
- Phone: 866-873-3888
- Or via Online Chat
