Black Spruce vs Globe Blue Spruce - TreeTime.ca

Black Spruce vs Globe Blue Spruce

Picea pungens Glauca Globosa

Picea mariana

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

Globe Blue Spruce
Black Spruce

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.

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.

Globe Blue Spruce Quick Facts

Black Spruce Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 1a
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 20 m (66 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Foliage: silver-blue
Cones: dark purple
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: colorado globe spruce
Other Names: bog spruce, canadian spruce, double spruce, eastern spruce, shorleaf black spruce, swamp spruce