Colorado Blue Spruce
The Colorado Blue Spruce is an exceptionally hardy conical shaped evergreen with densely growing horizontal branches and stiff short needles. The tree can range in colour from green to silvery blue simply due to genetic variation. They require no maintenance, are deer resistant and drought tolerant. Colorado Blue Spruce are an excellent choice for taming the wind and year round privacy. They are the most common and reliable evergreen planted in the region.
Description
Additional information
| Common Name |
Colorado Blue Spruce |
|---|---|
| Latin Name |
Picea pungens ‘Glauca’ |
| Form |
Pyramidal |
| Life Span |
80+ |
| Growth Rate |
Medium |
| Mature Height |
18m |
| Mature Spread |
6m |
| Flower Colour |
Inconspicuous |
| Fragrance |
Insignificant |
| Fall Colour |
Evergreen |
| Soil Preference |
Widely adaptable but will not tolerate standing water |
| Exposure Preference |
Full sun |
| Cold Hardiness Zone |
Zone 2a |
| Special Attributes and Considerations |
The Colorado Blue Spruce will drop needles that will over time create acidic soil that tuff grass will struggle to grow in. To avoid this problem, it is best to forgo the grass and instead mulch around the perimeter of the tree. |
| Folk Lore |
The Colorado Blue Spruce was discovered growing in the rocky mountains of Colorado in the year 1862. It’s genus name Picea, is derived from the Latin word pix, which means “pitch.” As the bark sometimes exudes a sticky resin. The species name, pungens, means "sharp and pointed" which references the tree’s prickly needles. The variety name, glauca, means "covered with a waxy bloom" which also references the tree's needle appearance |
| Available Sizes |
200cm, 250cm, 5 and 10 |
| Common Name |
Colorado Blue Spruce |
|---|---|
| Latin Name |
Picea pungens ‘Glauca’ |
| Form |
Pyramidal |
| Life Span |
80+ |
| Growth Rate |
Medium |
| Mature Height |
18m |
| Mature Spread |
6m |
| Flower Colour |
Inconspicuous |
| Fragrance |
Insignificant |
| Fall Colour |
Evergreen |
| Soil Preference |
Widely adaptable but will not tolerate standing water |
| Exposure Preference |
Full sun |
| Cold Hardiness Zone |
Zone 2a |
| Special Attributes and Considerations |
The Colorado Blue Spruce will drop needles that will over time create acidic soil that tuff grass will struggle to grow in. To avoid this problem, it is best to forgo the grass and instead mulch around the perimeter of the tree. |
| Folk Lore |
The Colorado Blue Spruce was discovered growing in the rocky mountains of Colorado in the year 1862. It’s genus name Picea, is derived from the Latin word pix, which means “pitch.” As the bark sometimes exudes a sticky resin. The species name, pungens, means "sharp and pointed" which references the tree’s prickly needles. The variety name, glauca, means "covered with a waxy bloom" which also references the tree's needle appearance |
| Available Sizes |
200cm, 250cm, 5 and 10 |
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