engelmann spruce
Picea engelmannii
USDA zones2 to 5
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size70 to 100 feet tall10 to 15 feet wide
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) is a tree for woodland gardens and low maintenance landscapes. 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. Its dark blue-green needles grow on branches that sweep the ground and hide the trunk. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It is slow growing, so give it plenty of room.
Pairs well with Common juniper, Twinflower, Woods rose, and Red fescue.
Native range
Western North America.