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

Tags:

tsc, evergreen

NCCES plant id: 2079