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Picea pungens

Colorado Blue Spruce

Plant Type: Tree

A narrow pyramidal evergreen tree coveted for the eye-catching blue foliage.  Foliage color varies with individual trees from green to blue-green to silvery-blue. Blue Spruce have a shallow root system and prefer a rich, moist soil but prove somewhat tolerant to drought once established.  EDIT (Horizontal branching habit.)

Mature Height:

30-60 ft

Mature Spread:

10-20 ft

Zone:

3

Bloom Color:

Inconspicuous

Picea pungens Characteristics & Attributes:

Cold Tolerant
Cold Tolerant
Evergreen
Evergreen
Deer Resistant
Deer Resistant
Full Sun
Full Sun
Moist, Well-Drained
Moist, Well-Drained
Attracts Wildlife
Winter shelter
Attributes
Groupings
Screening
Slow Growing
Specimen
Foliage Color
Green
Silver
Blue
Habit
Pyramidal
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Winter
Summer