Colorado Blue Spruce
Colorado Blue Spruce
Out of stock
*ORDERING QUANTITIES - our seedlings are sold in bulk*
10 - 27 cu. in. seedlings are sold in bundles of 24 (1 unit = 24 seedlings)
100 & 175 cu. in. seedlings are sold in bundles of 9 (1 unit = 9 seedlings)
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Picea Pungens
Native to: ID, WY, UT, CO, AZ, NM
Natural Habitat: Gentle upland slopes, sub-irrigated slopes, well-watered drainages, and lower northerly slopes
Foliage: Evergreen
Light Requirements: Full sun
Growth Rate: 1 ft. per year
20-Year Height: 15 ft.
Elevation Range: 2,000 - 6,000 ft.
Cold Hardiness: Zone 2 - 7
Wind Tolerance: High
Soil Preference: Wet and well-drained to dry; acidic, clay, loamy, rich, sandy soils; increasingly drought-tolerant as it matures
Alkali/Saline Soil Tolerance: Fair
Life Span: 80+ years
Minimum Annual Precipitation: 12 in.
Drought Tolerance: High
Windbreak Spacing: 8 - 14 ft.
Potential Pests/Disease: Spruce gall aphid, spider mites
Deer Resistance: High
Wildlife Value:
- Habitat and food source for birds