Engelmann Spruce vs Christmas Blue spruce - TreeTime.ca

Engelmann Spruce vs Christmas Blue spruce

Picea pungens Christmas Blue

Picea engelmannii

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON

Christmas Blue spruce
Engelmann Spruce

The Christmas Blue Spruce is a popular choice for Christmas tree farms due to its strong scent and pyramidal shape. This is a cultivar of the Blue Spruce and is a cold-hardy evergreen tree with grey-blue needles.

The Christmas Blue Spruce is highly pollution tolerant, and is native to North America.

Engelmann Spruce is a tall, cold resistant tree native to western North America. This high-altitude mountain tree has characteristic loose, scaly bark ranging in colour from reddish-brown to grey.

Birds such as grouse, woodpeckers, nuthatches and thrushes will call this tree home. As Engelmann Spruce can exceed heights of 100 feet, consumers should note it is too large for a normal city lot.

Note: This species is currently unavailable. Grow your own using Engelmann Spruce seeds at SeedTime.ca.

Christmas Blue spruce Quick Facts

Engelmann Spruce Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 27 m (90 ft)
Height: 30 m (98 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
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 christmas spruce