Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea Pungens 'Glauca'

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Overview

The Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens 'Glauca') is a majestic evergreen, renowned for its silvery-blue needles and classic pyramid shape. Reaching up to 60 feet in height and 20 feet in width, it serves as a robust focal point. Hardy in zones 2-7, it requires full sun and well-drained soil. This slow-grower, about 6-12 inches per year, adds year-round interest and is ideal for windbreaks or statement pieces.

Sun FullWater Low, MediumZones 2–6

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — The Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens 'Glauca') is a majestic evergreen

Culture

Sun: Full
Water: Low, Medium
USDA zones: 2–6

Shape & size

Classification

Family: Pinaceae

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Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — The Colorado Blue Spruce tolerates a variety of soil types; making them an excellent choice for a, image 48

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — as long as they are not waterlogged; whether for ornamental use, image 49

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — sharply pointed needles deter deer; about 6-12 inches per year, image 50

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — making it a practical option for areas with active wildlife; the Colorado Blue Spruce tolerates a, image 51

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — Whether for ornamental use; the Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens 'Glauca') is a majestic, image 52

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — the Colorado Blue Spruce 'Glauca' variant offers elegance and utility for any landscaped garden; a, image 53

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — conifer / tree for full; making it a practical option for areas with active wildlife, image 54

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — The Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens 'Glauca') is a majestic evergreen; hardy in zones 2-7, it, image 55

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — renowned for its silvery-blue needles and classic pyramid shape; and ensure the soil is well-drained, image 56

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — Reaching up to 60 feet in height and 20 feet in width, it serves as a robust focal point; conifer /, image 57

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — Hardy in zones 2-7, it requires full sun and well-drained soil; is a majestic conifer renowned for, image 58

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — about 6-12 inches per year; sharply pointed needles deter deer, image 59

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — adds year-round interest and is ideal for windbreaks or statement pieces; reaching up to 60 feet in, image 60

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — is a majestic conifer renowned for its striking bluish-silver needles and classic pyramidal shape, image 61

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — A native to the Rocky Mountains in the United States; the Colorado Blue Spruce 'Glauca' variant, image 62

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — making them an excellent choice for a focal point in a garden or as part of a windbreak when, image 63

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — select a site with full sun to partial shade; as long as they are not waterlogged, image 64

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — and ensure the soil is well-drained; renowned for its silvery-blue needles and classic pyramid shape, image 65

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — The Colorado Blue Spruce tolerates a variety of soil types; making them an excellent choice for a, image 66

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — as long as they are not waterlogged; whether for ornamental use, image 67

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — sharply pointed needles deter deer; about 6-12 inches per year, image 68

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — making it a practical option for areas with active wildlife; the Colorado Blue Spruce tolerates a, image 69

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — Whether for ornamental use; the Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens 'Glauca') is a majestic, image 70

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea Pungens 'Glauca') — the Colorado Blue Spruce 'Glauca' variant offers elegance and utility for any landscaped garden; a, image 71

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