Product Overview
A magnificent sight of silver blue-green spruce. Rated one of the most popular evergreens. It grows well while young and matures at 50-75'; 10-'20' spread in the landscape, up to 135' and 35' spread in the wild. (zones 2-7)
Hardiness Zones
The colorado blue spruce can be expected to grow in Hardiness Zones 2–7.
Tree Type
Mature Size
The Colorado blue spruce grows to a height of 50–75' and a spread of 10–20' at maturity.
Growth Speed Slow to MediumGrowth Rate
This tree grows at a slow to medium rate, with height increases of anywhere from less than 12" to 24" per year.
Sun Preference
Full sun is the ideal condition for this tree, meaning it should get at least six hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight each day.
Soil Preference
The Colorado blue spruce adapts well to many soils—growing in acidic, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, well-drained and clay soils. It requires normal moisture with moderate tolerance to flooding and drought.
Attributes
This tree:
Displays its unique silvery blue-green color year-round.
Withstands wind better than most spruces due to a wide-spreading and moderately deep root system.
Is a long-lived specimen.
Features needles that are stiff, prickly and roughly 1–1½" in length.
Provides privacy and a windbreak when planted in a row.
Yields light brown, 3–4" cones which hang downward on the branches and are concentrated in the upper crown.
Grows in a columnar, pyramidal shape.
