Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) vs Wayfaring Tree - TreeTime.ca

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) vs Wayfaring Tree

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Picea pungens

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Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce)

Wayfaring Tree is an adaptable and reliable shrub. It is prized for its ornamental berries that can range in color from red to yellow to black. Consider getting two trees as fruiting is maximized when another Wayfaring Tree is present.

This species has a variety of uses ranging from naturalization, mass planting, borders, and privacy screens.

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.

Wayfaring Tree Quick Facts

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 27 m (90 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none


Foliage: blueish green needles
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