Red Osier Dogwood vs Globe Blue Spruce - TreeTime.ca

Red Osier Dogwood vs Globe Blue Spruce

Cornus sericea

Picea pungens Glauca Globosa

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Red Osier Dogwood
Globe Blue Spruce

Red Osier Dogwood is a small deciduous shrub that features deep red stems and twigs year-round, with creamy white flowers in the spring. This shrub will add a nice pop of color to your yard.

Red Osier Dogwood is an excellent soil stabilizer. It is fast growing and becomes drought tolerant once well established.

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.

Red Osier Dogwood Quick Facts

Globe Blue Spruce Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none


Foliage: silver-blue
Fall colour: dark red
Bark: dark red, showy
Flowers: white
Berries: white waxy
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no

In row spacing: 0.9 m (3 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: american dogwood, california dogwood, creek dogwood, dogberry tree, red dogwood, red twig dogwood, redosier dogwood, redstem dogwood, western dogwood
Other Names: colorado globe spruce