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Hardiness Zone: 2-8
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Mature Height: 20-60 Feet
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Mature Spread: 10-20 Feet
Buy Colorado Blue Spruce online. Colorado Blue Spruce is the native species of P. pungens ‘Glauca’ that have had gardeners, landscapers, and photographers in love with it for centuries. It features short, stiff, bluish-green needles that cover this evergreen conifer in a very dense and compact habit. They are perfect for evergreen privacy in northern and colder zones, and they make terrific understory trees in warmer zones.
Family: Pinaceae
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Common Name: Spruce
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- A pre-applied, pre-measured amount of time release fertilizer that keeps your plant well nourished for up to one year.
- Pre-hydrated Hydro-Gels are included in the top of each container to use when planting as they help retain soil moisture, and plants will establish more quickly with less transplant shock. Plants will also survive drought-like conditions and accidental missed waterings better.
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COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE Plant Characteristics
Bark Color*
| • | Brown |
| • | Tan |
Bark Type*
| • | Rough |
Cultural Information*
| • | Leaf Scorch – Low Resistance |
| • | Leaf Spot – High Resistance |
| • | Powdery Mildew – High Resistance |
| • | Root Rot – Moderate Resistance |
Fruit Type*
| • | Non-Edible Fruit |
Growth Habit*
| • | Compact Growing |
| • | Large Growing |
| • | Upright Growing |
Growth Rate*
| • | Slow |
Leaf Color Fall*
| • | Blue |
Leaf Color Spring*
| • | Blue |
Leaf Color Summer*
| • | Blue |
Leaf Color Winter*
| • | Blue |
Leaf Type*
| • | Evergreen |
| • | Fragrant |
Nature Assets*
| • | Attracts Birds |
| • | Deer Resistant |
Plant Type*
| • | Conifer |
Preferred Planting Season*
| • | Fall Planting |
| • | Spring Planting |
| • | Summer Planting |
Preferred Soil Conditions*
| • | Average |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Moist |
| • | Salt Tolerant |
| • | Tolerates High pH (Alkaline Soils) |
| • | Tolerates Low pH (Acidic Soils) |
| • | Well-Drained |
Propagation Methods*
| • | Graft |
Season of Interest*
| • | Early Spring |
| • | Fall |
| • | Late Spring/Early Summer |
| • | Late Summer/Early Autumn |
| • | Spring |
| • | Summer |
| • | Winter |
| • | Year-Round |
Sun Exposure*
| • | Prefers Morning Sun Only in Northern States |
| • | Prefers Dappled Shade in Southern States |
Uses*
| • | Accent Plant |
| • | Landscape Specimen |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Privacy/Hedge/Living Fence |
| • | Understory Planting |
Exposure (Short)
| • | Full Shade |











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