Species: Picea pungens

(pye-see'ah pun'jenz)

Colorado Spruce

Found on Course Walks

Spruces and Firs et al.

Map of plant locations

(Plant location data may be incomplete)

In Collection(s):

Tree Identification Guide

Cultivars

'f. glauca', 'Fat Albert', 'Glauca Pendula', 'Hoopsii', 'Iseli Fastigiata', 'Iseli Foxtail', 'Koster', 'Moerheim', 'Moerheimii', 'Montgomery', 'Pendula', 'Thompsenii'

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Tree > 30 feet

Height: 30' - 60'

Leaves: Evergreen

Shape: narrow to broadly pyramidal; densely branched

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Full sun, Part shade

Hardy To Zone: 3b

Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil (pH 5.0 to 8.0)

Salt Tolerance: Tolerates salt spray

Environmental Other: Full sun

Moisture Tolerance: Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil
See graphic below

Insect Disease

No diseases listed

Bare Root Transplanting

Difficult

Other

native to US.Rocky Mounains; transplant B & B in spring or fall

Native Range Map

Moisture Tolerance Graphic

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Moisture Tolerance

Moisture graphic

Occasionally saturated or very wet soil

Consistently moist, well-drained soil

Occasional periods of dry soil

Prolonged periods of dry soil

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