Colorado Blue Spruce

Name: Colorado Blue Spruce
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 06466

Picea pungens 'Glauca'

Pronunciation: PY-see-a PUN-jenz

SKU #06466

USDA Zone

2-8

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OVERVIEW
Description	This very popular conifer has a handsome pyramidal form with rigid tiered branches densely covered with stiff gray-blue needles. Use as an evergreen windbreak or tall screen, or as a specimen plant in large landscapes.
Light	Full sun, Partial sun
Watering	Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms	Conifer; prized for foliage.
Mature Size	Reaches 10-12 ft. tall in 10 years; 40-60 ft. tall, 10-20 ft. wide with age.

DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen	Evergreen
Special Features	Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, North American Native Selection, Benefits Birds
Growth Rate	Moderate
Growth Habit	Pyramidal

STYLE
Landscape Use	Privacy Screen, Windbreak
Design Ideas	Twice taller than it is wide, this native forest evergreen is best used on large properties. Use it to separate tall multistory buildings or in shelterbelts and windbreaks. Tall enough to screen the view from second- or third-story windows. Gorgeous in estate-sized forests of broadleaf and conifers, where it stands out against deciduous trees and blankets of snow.
Foliage Color	Dark Green
Companion Plants	Spirea (Spiraea); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Weigela (Weigela); Blanket Flower (Gaillardia); Stonecrop (Sedum)

CARE
Care	Thrives in a wide range of soil types; prefers neutral to acidic soils. Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.

HISTORY
Lore	A native tree from northern New Mexico through Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and into Alberta and British Columbia. Picea pungens is the state tree of Colorado and Utah. The variety 'Glauca' is a Latin word that indicates a grayish-blue color and has been given to the silvery-blue forms of the species that are selected for the ornamental nursery trade.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 2-8