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

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) vs Siberian Fir

Abies sibirica

Picea pungens

Siberian Fir
Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce)

Siberian Fir is an evergreen tree best known for its strong aroma. This tree's needles are popular for essential oils and aromatherapy. It also grows softwood that is used for furniture and wood pulp. This species is very cold hardy and shade tolerant.

This species is bright green and conical shaped. Most interesting is its upright blue cones that fade into brown as they mature.

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.

Siberian Fir Quick Facts

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 30 m (100 ft)
Height: 27 m (90 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: partial shade
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Foliage: blueish green needles
Bark: smooth, mostly brown with green in places
Flowers: bright pink cone-like
Cones: long and cylindrical cones, turning from blue to brown
Cones: large light brown cones (up to 10 cm long), mature in August and open on the tree, then fall to the ground over the following year
Seeds: cones break up into triangular seeds
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


In row spacing: 3 - 4 m (10 - 12 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Other Names: colorado blue spruce, colorado spruce