Glauca Colorado spruce
Picea pungens 'Glauca'
USDA zones2 to 3
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size30 to 60 feet tall10 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Glauca' Colorado spruce (Picea pungens 'Glauca') is a tree for specimen planting, privacy screens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It grows slowly into a columnar shape and stays evergreen all year. Birds visit it, and it tolerates drought once settled.
Pairs well with Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Midwinter Fire common dogwood, and Black-eyed Susan.