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

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) vs Black Hills Spruce

Picea pungens

Picea glauca var. densata

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Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce)
Black Hills Spruce

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 Hills Spruce is a subspecies of White Spruce native to the Black Hills of South Dakota. It has a strongly conical form, slower growth rate and denser foliage than typical white spruce, making it preferable as a specimen tree for smaller suburban lawns. It also responds well to pruning, and can be used as a hedge or even bonsai.

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) Quick Facts

Black Hills Spruce Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 2b
Height: 27 m (90 ft)
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, 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)

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


Other Names: colorado blue spruce, colorado spruce