Globe Blue Spruce vs Oriental Spruce - TreeTime.ca

Globe Blue Spruce vs Oriental Spruce

Picea orientalis

Picea pungens Glauca Globosa

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Oriental Spruce
Globe Blue Spruce

Oriental Spruce is a dense, narrow, pyramidal evergreen making it well suited as a landscape tree. Their needles are smaller than other spruce varieties, giving it a distinct appearance. Cones start out purple and then mature into a coppery brown colour. When mature, the branches tend to curve upward, giving it an elegant appearance. Because of its general shape and colour it makes a unique choice for a Christmas tree.

Oriental Spruce does not do well in windy conditions, especially cold, harsh winter winds. For best results, plant in a protected area.

The Globe Blue Spruce is a uniquely shaped evergreen shrub species, with a rounded and compact form. It has silvery-blue needles that can last all winter, which add to its ornamental value.

The Globe Blue Spruce is a cultivar of the Blue Spruce and is especially popular in urban environments for its eye-catching shape, cold-hardiness and high pollution tolerance.

Oriental Spruce Quick Facts

Globe Blue Spruce Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 15 m (50 ft)
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
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: caucasian spruce
Other Names: colorado globe spruce