Plant Type

Tree, Conifer

 

Height Range

40-60'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Blue Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey, Red

 

Fruit Color

Brown, Purple

 

Fruit Season

Winter, Fall, Persistent

Sun

Full

 

Water

Medium, Extra in Summer

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Rocky

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Well-drained, Moist

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Meadow, Ranch, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Silhouette, Specimen

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter

 

Location Uses

Background, Park

 

Special Uses

Screen, Wind Break

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds

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.