Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) vs Thornless Honeylocust - TreeTime.ca

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) vs Thornless Honeylocust

Picea pungens

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce)
Thornless Honeylocust

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.

Thornless Honey Locust makes an excellent shade tree with its lacy foliage and dappled shade. The leaves are honey-yellow, light and airy, providing interesting color and texture to your landscape. This variety is thornless, and the seeds and pods provide food for wildlife such as deer and squirrels.

The Thornless Honey Locust is tolerant of drought, various soil conditions, and even road salt.

Blue Spruce (Colorado Spruce) Quick Facts

Thornless Honeylocust Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $0.99 - SAVE UP TO 78%
Lowest Price: $2.99 - SAVE UP TO 75%
Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 27 m (90 ft)
Height: 15 m (50 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 15 m (50 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: long
Maintenance: medium
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