Balsam Fir vs Hoopsii Spruce - TreeTime.ca

Balsam Fir vs Hoopsii Spruce

Picea pungens Hoopsii

Abies balsamea

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Hoopsii Spruce
Balsam Fir

The Hoopsii Spruce is a cold-hardy variety that has attractive silvery-blue foliage. It is a dense evergreen tree with a distinctive pyramidal form. The needles are highly ornamental and retain their color throughout the winter, which allowed it to win the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.

The Hoopsii Spruce, is a Blue Spruce cultivar and is popular due to being relatively low-maintenance and having a high pollution tolerance.

Balsam Fir - best known as a "Christmas tree" - doesn't just look great in living rooms; it's a terrific tree for your yard too!

This fir grows tall and narrow. Balsam Fir is cold hardy, shade tolerant, and will thrive in most soil types and moisture levels.

Hoopsii Spruce Quick Facts

Balsam Fir Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: any
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none




Other Names: colorado hoopsii spruce
Other Names: balm of gilead, blister fir, canada balsam, eastern fir, fir-balsam