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Colorado Blue Spruce
Colorado Blue Spruce
$74.25
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Quantity
18 in stock
Picea pungens var. glauca
Choose Colorado Blue Spruce if you want the classic blue evergreen — the straight species, seed-grown, not a named cultivar. The tradeoff is variability: seedlings range from steel blue to green-blue, and no two are identical. If you need a matched row of uniform color, buy a grafted cultivar instead.
Buy This If
- You have real room — this gets big.
- You want blue color without paying cultivar prices.
- Some variation between trees is fine with you.
Skip This If
- You need guaranteed uniform blue.
- Your site stays wet.
- You are planting close to the house.
PGNE Report Card
| Category | Grade | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape Impact | A- | Strong pyramidal form and blue color read from a distance, though seedling variation means some trees are bluer than others. |
| Growth Rate | B | Steady rather than fast. Plan it as a long-term planting. |
| Maintenance | B+ | Little pruning needed if you site it with enough room. Keep lower branches. |
| Deer Resistance | A- | Deer rarely browse spruce, though young trunks can still get rubbed. |
| Small Space Fit | D | Mature spread is 15-20 ft. It does not belong near walks or windows. |
| Screening Value | B+ | Excellent windbreak and view block once established, but it needs generous spacing to do it. |
| Color Consistency | C+ | Seed-grown, so blue intensity varies tree to tree. This is the main difference from a grafted cultivar. |
Our Experience
At PGNE, we'd typically recommend the straight species for windbreak rows and large lawns where you want blue color across a lot of linear feet without cultivar pricing. If color has to match tree to tree, spend up for Baby Blue or another named selection. Give it 15-20 ft of spacing and leave the lower branches alone — limbing up a spruce rarely looks right afterward.
Plant Facts
| Botanical Name | Picea pungens var. glauca |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Colorado Blue Spruce |
| Mature Height | 30-60 ft |
| Mature Width | 15-20 ft |
| Spacing | 15-20 ft |
| Hardiness Zones | 2a-7b |
| Sun | Full sun |
| Moisture | Dry to average, well drained |
| Growth Habit | Upright, broadly pyramidal |
| Evergreen | Yes |
| Native | No (native to the Rocky Mountain west) |
Customers Usually Ask
How blue will it be?
It varies. These are seed-grown, so expect a range from steel blue to blue-green. Grafted cultivars like Baby Blue are the choice when you need consistent color.
How far apart should I plant them?
15-20 ft for a windbreak row. Crowding blue spruce leads to dead lower branches on the shaded sides.
Will deer eat it?
Spruce is a good bet where deer browse, though hungry deer can sample almost anything and bucks will rub young trunks.
Why buy evergreen trees in the fall
- Plant now, screened by next summer
- Large sizes we deliver ourselves, fully rigged
- Roots keep growing into November in New England soil
Locally grown for New England conditions
Every plant in our Fall Sale is grown or hardened off right here in New Hampshire, so it's already acclimated to New England winters before it ever leaves our nursery.
Pro Growers of New England, Inc
SKU:PGNE-12061