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

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) vs Meyers Spruce

Picea pungens

Picea meyeri

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Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce)
Meyers 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.

Meyer's Spruce is a popular accent tree with a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. This tree resembles Blue Spruce with its flaking bark and bluish-green needles. Meyer's Spruce can tolerate very dry conditions. This species is deer resistant.

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) Quick Facts

Meyers Spruce Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 27 m (90 ft)
Height: 27 m (90 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Foliage: blueish green needles
Bark: grey-brown with irregular flaking
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
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
Other Names: chinese blue spruce