Plant Type

Tree, Conifer

 

Height Range

40-60', 60-100'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Green, Blue Green, Dark Green, Grey Green

 

Bark Color

Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Persistent

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Moist, Dry

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Formal, Meadow, Ranch, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Silhouette

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter

 

Location Uses

Background, Lawn, Park

 

Special Uses

Hedge, Screen, Mass Planting, Wind Break

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds, Wildlife

A broad, dense, pyramidal evergreen, valuable as a specimen, for massing, as a windbreak, or screen. The needles are green, with white undersides; the branches are ascending; and the cones between 1 to 2 1/2 inches long and pale brown. 30 to 60 feet tall and 20 or more feet wide; many varieties are available, with a variety of growth habits.

One of the most tolerant spruces, adapting to heat, wind, cold, and periodic drought. Prefers well drained, loamy soils but will tolerate poorer, drier soils if provided regular irrigation. Resents shearing or hedging, so plant it where it has the room to grow. Does not tolerate soggy soils. Moderate growth rate.