Ponderosa Pine vs Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) - TreeTime.ca

Ponderosa Pine vs Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce)

Pinus ponderosa

Picea pungens

SOLD OUT

SOLD OUT

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Ponderosa Pine
Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce)

Ponderosa Pine is the tallest known pine in North America. This popular evergreen has distinctive, textured bark and long needles.

This makes it an excellent ornamental tree for landscaping on large properties. Ponderosa Pine is hardy in a variety of soil conditions.

Blue Spruce, also known as Colorado Spruce, is our best selling tree! People are attracted to the distinctive blue-green color of this hardy evergreen. But Blue Spruce really stands out because it is tough, long lived, and adapted to a wide range of growing conditions. Blue Spruce trees are ideally suited for use in shelterbelts, privacy screens, or as accent trees.

Please note: our Blue Spruce are grown from seed and the needles vary in color from green to blue.

Ponderosa Pine Quick Facts

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 30 m (98 ft)
Height: 27 m (90 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


In row spacing: 3 - 4 m (10 - 12 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: big pine, black jack pine, bull pine, heavy pine, ponderosa white pine, sierra brownbark pine, western longleaf pine, western pitch pine, western red pine, western yellow pine, yellow pine
Other Names: colorado blue spruce, colorado spruce