Black Spruce vs Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) - TreeTime.ca

Black Spruce vs Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce)

Picea mariana

Picea pungens

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Black Spruce
Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce)

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.

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.

Black Spruce Quick Facts

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) Quick Facts

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Zone: 1a
Zone: 2a
Height: 20 m (66 ft)
Height: 27 m (90 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: any
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


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


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