Golden Feathers Colorado Spruce
Picea pungens 'Golden Feathers'
(PY-see-uh)
I saw this unusual tree at a nursery last year. It would have probably made it into my cart except they wanted almost $500 for a 4-foot tall specimen. Now I don’t mind paying that much for a tree but I need to know about it first and it has to be something that really has a use.
‘Golden Feathers’ is a selection from a seedling discovered in 1960. The new growth is bright yellow that fades to a chartreuse color and then turns green. The new growth color lasts about three weeks (which is kind of short). It turns into a large tree of about 45 feet tall.
We have made it to Southern Florida and are enjoying warm humid temperatures and some actual outdoor flowers. I will be prowling around the grounds of this hotel with my camera in a little while before heading off to Key West.
