Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) vs Balsam Fir - TreeTime.ca

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) vs Balsam Fir

Picea pungens

Abies balsamea

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce)
Balsam Fir

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.

Balsam Fir - best known as a "Christmas tree" - doesn't just look great in living rooms; it's a terrific tree for your yard too!

This fir grows tall and narrow. Balsam Fir is cold hardy, shade tolerant, and will thrive in most soil types and moisture levels.

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) Quick Facts

Balsam Fir Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $0.99 - SAVE UP TO 78%
Lowest Price: $4.19 - SAVE UP TO 30%
Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 27 m (90 ft)
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: any
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: colorado blue spruce, colorado spruce
Other Names: balm of gilead, blister fir, canada balsam, eastern fir, fir-balsam