Engelmann spruce is an uright, strongly pyramidal evergreen tree growing 40 to 50 feet tall and 20 to 30 feet wide (though in its habitat, it can reach heights of 100 feet). It has strong ascending branches and blue-green needles. Bark is thin and broken into scales of purplish-brown to russet red. Cones are purplish-brown. A Utah native, it grows best in higher elevations, and so is better suited to the bench areas and above and less so to the valley where it is warmer and drier.
Grow in full sun and well-drained, loamy to clay-loamy soils. A Utah native, it grows in higher elevations were there is ample winter snow and spring moisture, and cooler summer temperatures. In the valley, it will need good soil and regular watering to survive and thrive.