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DNRC Montana Conservation Seedling Nursery

Colorado Blue Spruce

Colorado Blue Spruce

Regular price $45.36 USD
Regular price Sale price $45.36 USD
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Product (seedling size, quantity per unit, elevation)

*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
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