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Picea pungens Christmas Blue

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Black Spruce is a medium-sized coniferous tree that tolerates wet ground better than most spruces. It has a characteristic straight trunk and a narrow crown.

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.

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Black Spruce Quick Facts

Christmas Blue spruce Quick Facts

Zone: 1a

Zone: 3a

Height: 20 m (66 ft)

Height: 27 m (90 ft)

Spread: 5 m (16 ft)

Spread: 6 m (20 ft)

Light: any

Light: full sun

Moisture: normal, wet

Moisture: dry, normal

Growth rate: slow

Life span: long

Suckering: none

Maintenance: low

Pollution tolerance: medium

Pollution tolerance: high

Foliage: light blue grey

Cones: dark purple

Hybrid: no

Fuzz/fluff: no

Catkins: no

Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE

Other Names: bog spruce, canadian spruce, double spruce, eastern spruce, shorleaf black spruce, swamp spruce

Other Names: colorado christmas spruce

Tags: All Items, Columnar or Narrow, Native North America Plants, Spruce, Waterside and Riparian Zone Plants

Tags: All Items, Christmas Trees, Interesting Foliage, Spruce, Urban Yards, Winter Interest

Ships to Canada: yes
Ships to USA: yes

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Black Spruce vs Christmas Blue spruce

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