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Picea pungens

Colorado Spruce, Blue Spruce, Silver Spruce

Tree Characteristics

Leaves:

Evergreen

Height:

9 - 18m

Width:

3 - 6m

Growth Rate:

Slow

Tree Tolerances

Plant Hardiness Zone:

3, 4, 5, 6

Shade Tolerance:

Full Sun Part Shade

pH Tolerance:

Tolerant of acid to alkaline soil (5.0 to 8.0)

Drought Tolerance:

High

Flooding Tolerance:

Low

Salt Spray Tolerance:

Tolerant

Soil Salt Tolerance:

Unknown

Planting site and Native Range

Planting Site:

Parks, Highway, Residential, Wide Median

Native to Ontario:

No

Native to North America:

Yes

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Cultivar - Baby Blue Eyes
Cultivar - Baby Blue Eyes
Cultivar - Baby Blue Eyes
Cultivar - Baby Blue Eyes
Cultivar - Baby Blue Eyes
Cultivar - Baby Blue Eyes
Cultivar - Baby Blue Eyes
Cultivar - Baby Blue Eyes
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Insects and Diseases

No serious or common issues in the urban environment. Some common issues for shade trees include Eastern Spruce gall adelgid, canker, spruce budworm and spider mites .

Management Notes

None of significance

Cultivars 

Avatar, Bakeri, Blue Baby, Bonny Blue, Fat Albert, Glauca Pendula, Glauca Slenderina Pendula, Hoopsii, Iseli Fastigate, Kosteri, Koster, Montgomery, Royal Knight, Snowkiss, The Blues, Thomsen, Zafiro