Colorado
Blue Spruce picture
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Blue Spruce Tree Facts |
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Scientific
Name: |
Picea
pugens
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Foliage: |
Silver
Blue Needles
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Mature
Height: |
50-75
Feet
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Mature
Spread: |
25
Feet
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Soil: |
sandy,
clay, loam
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Zones: |
2-8
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Moisture: |
moist,
or dry
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The
cylindrical cones are 2 ¼-4 inches long being tan in color.
Blue Spruce is probably the most drought tolerant of all spruce.
It is widely used in windbreaks or as an ornamental yard tree. Should
reach 6 ft. in 7-8 years, starting with a 2 yr. seedling. Stiff,
silvery-blue needles are 1" long. Not all plants will be blue.
Each bundle will contain a mixture of blue, blue-green and green
seedlings. A handsome ornamental specimen or use as a dense, colorful
screen or windbreak, space 6 ft. apart. Likes ordinary soil, average
moisture, full or half day sun. Does not like wet soil.
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