Scientific Name: Picea pungens
Common Name: Colorado blue spruce
Native Range: Rocky Mountains
Zone: 2 to 7
Plant type & Form: Pyramidal conifer tree
Height: 30.00 to 60.00 feet
Spread: 10.00 to 20.00 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Description: Non-flowering
Flower: None
Fruit: Cylindrical light brown cones up to 4″ long with flexible scales
Leaf: Evergreen with stiff blue-green to silver-blue needles that point outward from the branch in all directions
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Soil type & pH: Grows in average, acidic, well-drained soils but prefers rich, moist soils
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Winter interest
Tolerates: Rabbit, Deer, Drought, Air Pollution
Notes: These trees are usually found in moist locations from 6000 to 11000 feet in elevation.
Identification notes: This tree has a pyramidal shape with horizontal branching to the ground. The needles are more pointed than the Norway spruce and they have a strong, lemony scent when crushed. The tree has gray to red-brown scaly bark.
Information gathered from Missouri Botanical Garden
