Colorado Blue Spruce

Why it rocks:

Colorado Blue Spruce is a popular and sought-out evergreen accent tree for northern landscapes. The silvery-blue needles add interesting texture and color to the landscape providing a refreshing burst of color at otherwise colorless times of year. Blue Spruce is an extremely tough, rugged, and cold-hardy tree making it the preferred choice for windbreaks. The formal, pyramidal shape is familiar in the landscape adding a native look, as well as creating a focal point in the lawn. 

Where to put it:

Great for privacy and accent, Colorado Blue Spruce adds an interesting texture to the landscape. This tree is extremely versatile and can be used along property lines, in windbreaks, in planting beds around the house, or in open areas of the lawn. Colorado Blue Spruce is a low-branched tree, so keep in mind that it will block the view of anything you put it in front of. This tree should be kept at least 15ft away from buildings. 

What it needs:

Colorado Blue Spruce is a tough tree; however, it is best to avoid wet locations or heavy clay soil.

Bonny Blue Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens 'Bonny Blue') in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota (MN) at Gertens

JeanGenie™ Colorado Blue Spruce, Picea pungens 'Moneva' PP #34,562

A Compact Spruce with Gorgeous Color, Most spruce trees tower over everything - but not the Baby Blue! This compact evergreen offers the same shape

Baby Blue Spruce Tree

Buy Fat Albert Colorado Blue Spruce Online

Picea pungens (Colorado Blue Spruce) – Mount Royal Seeds

Spruce, Colorado

Colorado Blue Spruce – Blue Water Conservation District

Picea pungens 'Fat Albert

Spruce, Colorado Fat Albert

Colorado Blue Spruce

Colorado Blue Spruce, Picea pungens 'Glauca', Monrovia Plant

Tree of Disappointment: Colorado Blue Spruce - Bur Oak Land Trust

is the perfect small version of the extremely popular Blue Spruce. Instead of becoming a large tree, it stays compact, reach no more than 10 feet

Baker’s Blue Colorado Spruce

Blue Colorado Spruce (Picea pungens 'var. glauca') in Augusta Manchester Lewiston Waterville Maine ME at Longfellow's Greenhouses

Globe Colorado Blue Spruce