Picea pungens
- Common Name(s):
- Colorado spruce
- Cultivar(s):
- Foxtail (heat resistant), Compacta (Dwarf spruce shrub), Fat Albert (spruce shrub), Mission Blue (spruce shrub)
- Category:
- Trees
- Comment:
More drought tolerant than other spruces; poor heat tolerance. Learn more about these Picea pungens shrub Cultivars: 'Compacta', 'Fat Albert', and 'Mission Blue'.
- Height:
- 30-90 ft.
- Flower:
- 2 to 4 in. cones
- Zones:
- 2-7a
- Habit:
- Evergreen
- Site:
- Sun; prefers moist, well drained soil but tolerates a range of soil types
- Texture:
- Medium
- Form:
- Dense, narrow pyramidal with stiff horizontal branches
- Width:
- 10-20 ft.
- Growth Rate:
- Slow to moderate
- Leaf:
- 0.75-1.3 in. blue-green to silver-green, 4-sided needles; prickly
NCCES plant id: 2079



