White Spruce vs Globe Blue Spruce - TreeTime.ca

White Spruce vs Globe Blue Spruce

Picea glauca

Picea pungens Glauca Globosa

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White Spruce
Globe Blue Spruce

White Spruce is a hardy, long-lived evergreen tree. It can grow in many soil types and moisture levels. And it can even tolerate significant amounts of shade. White spruce requires little maintenance and is well suited for use in shelterbelts, privacy screens, hedges, and as an ornamental in an urban setting.

The Globe Blue Spruce is a uniquely shaped evergreen shrub species, with a rounded and compact form. It has silvery-blue needles that can last all winter, which add to its ornamental value.

The Globe Blue Spruce is a cultivar of the Blue Spruce and is especially popular in urban environments for its eye-catching shape, cold-hardiness and high pollution tolerance.

White Spruce Quick Facts

Globe Blue Spruce Quick Facts

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Zone: 1a
Zone: 3a
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none

In row spacing: 3 m (10 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: alberta white spruce, canadian spruce, cat spruce, labrador spruce, northern spruce, pasture spruce, porsild spruce, skunk spruce, western white spruce
Other Names: colorado globe spruce