[a.k.a. Colorado Spruce, Blue Spruce]
[Picea pungens]
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The most popular Spruce by any measure, Colorado Blue Spruce feature a pleasing conical shape and are one of the primary species for Christmas trees, ornamental landscaping, privacy screens and windbreaks. Colorados can reach heights of over 100 feet over a lifespan of up to 800 years.
SOLD OUT till Spring, sales resume mid Jan 2025
Great For Living Privacy Screens And Windbreaks
Colorado Blue Spruce mature to become very hardy and visually dense, and grow at an average rate of about 1 foot per year. Colorados are anchored with a deep root system, protecting it from mild drought and high winds. It requires little pruning to maintain its beautiful conical shape, and retains its needles better than almost any spruce (handy when removing it from your home after Christmas). It’s cones are anywhere from 2 to 4 inches long and have a brown chestnut color.
Colorado Blue Spruce grow from Kentucky north (but can do well in lower states such as New Mexico and Arizona if planted at elevations above 5,000 feet), as well as east of Idaho. Colorado Blue Spruce can handle a little bit of shade, but full sun is generally best.
Plant In Record Time:
You can plant evergreen plug seedlings faster and with less effort than any traditional "bare root" evergreen seedling or transplant, upwards of 50 to 100 per hour without breaking your back, using a cordless drill and this garden auger. Click the thumbnail to watch on YouTube. This steel garden auger is FREE with purchase of 200 or more plug seedlings, or just $17.00 [our cost] with any tree purchase, or $37.00 with no tree purchase, shipped anywhere in the USA.Individual Packaging Options:
Plug seedlings are grouped in bundles or bags for shipping, but we offer individual plastic packaging, eco-friendly packaging, and cotton gift bag packaging for all sizes of plug seedlings, sold separately in matching quantities. These individual packaging services are available for plug seedlings only.
Colorado Blue Spruce: characteristics and info
• prefers hardiness zones 3-6
• prefers full sun but does fine in partial shade when young
• mature height and spread: up to 75 ft high, 20 ft spread
• prefers sandy loamy soils, but does well in quite a wide range of soils
• Ohio State University info on Picea pungens Glauca
• Colorado Blue Spruce Sizes and Availability:
--- Colorado Spruce seedlings [sold out till Spring 2025]
--- Colorado Spruce transplants [sold out till Spring 2025]
--- Colorado Spruce plug seedlings [sold out till Spring 2025]
• Comparable alternative species: Black Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Meyers Spruce, Norway Spruce, Serbian Spruce and White Spruce. Confused about species? Check out our Evergreen Tree Buyers Guide
CURRENTLY SOLD OUT in this species in this size, see size and availability options above. Please consider joining our very unobtrusive email list to be notified when we begin selling and shipping this species in this size. You may also request a custom invoice to pay for and reserve these specific trees in your name for a future Spring or Fall shipping season.
Prices below include all shipping and handling and a one year guarantee*:
5-pack for $38.00 (5 evergreen plug seedlings)
10-pack for $54.00 (10 evergreen plug seedlings)
25-pack for $95.00 (25 evergreen plug seedlings)
50-pack for $159.00 (50 evergreen plug seedlings)
100-pack for $229.00 (100 evergreen plug seedlings)