Colorado blue spruce
Picea pungens
USDA zones2 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size30 to 60 feet tall10 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens) is a tree for specimen planting, privacy screens, hedges, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly, stays evergreen all year, and tolerates drought and salt. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Birds visit the tree.
Pairs well with American linden, Arrowwood viburnum, Bunchberry, and Red fescue.
Native range
Rocky Mountains.