Colorado Blue Spruce is a large native conifer tree with a narrow pyramidal habit and attractive silvery blue-green needles. The female cones emerge a surprising violet before maturing to soft brown. Prefers full sun and rich, moist well-drained acidic soils. Drought tolerant once established.
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Type:
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Tree, Conifer
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Height:
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30' - 60'
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Spread:
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10' - 20'
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Spacing:
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15’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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2 - 7
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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N/A
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Season of Interest:
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Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Susceptible to needle cast, rust, and cytospora canker. Watch for aphids, scale, bagworms and budworms. Spider mites infestations can severally damage new growth.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or mass plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Foundation Planting, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Ninebark, Weigela, Smoke Tree
IMAGES: Crusier, Świerk srebrny, CC BY 3.0, (2) Jean Tosti(Jeantosti), Picea pungens, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
