Spruce — Colorado
Picea pungens
Spruce — Colorado (Picea pungens) is a Colorado-native tree suited to the Colorado Front Range, rated "Recommended" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List. It matures to about 50–75 ft tall and 20–30 ft wide, and needs medium to high water. Tussock moth in large trees.
Colorado nativemedium to high water50–75 ft tall and 20–30 ft wideDeer-resistant
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At a glance
- Rating
- Recommended
- Botanical name
- Picea pungens
- Variety / cultivar
- Colorado
- Type
- Tree
- Mature size
- 50–75 ft tall and 20–30 ft wide
- Water needs
- medium to high water
- Colorado native
- Yes
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- clay, loam, sandy
- Soil pH
- 6.0–8.2
- Hail tolerance
- high
- Wind tolerance
- high
- Salt tolerance
- low
- Good for
- north foundation
Site factors to consider
- Critical: Cold Hardiness
- Critical: Salt Tolerance
Frequently asked questions
- Is Spruce — Colorado good for the Colorado Front Range?
- Yes. Spruce — Colorado is included in the Front Range Plant Finder as a tree suited to Colorado's Front Range, rated "Recommended" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List.
- How big does Spruce — Colorado get?
- It matures to about 50–75 ft tall and 20–30 ft wide.
- How much water does Spruce — Colorado need?
- It needs medium to high water once established.
- Is Spruce — Colorado native to Colorado?
- Yes — it is a Colorado native.
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See also
Related trees
Spruce — Norway – 'Cupressina'
Picea abies
Spruce — Engleman Spruce
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Spruce — Black Hills 'Densata', 'Wiskey Blue Hills'
Picea glauca
Spruce — Serbian
Picea omorika
Spruce — Colorado Blue – BABY BLUE®, 'Baby Blue Eyes', 'Bakeri', 'Fastigiata', 'Fat Albert', 'Hoopsi', 'Colorado Weeping', 'Sester Dwarf'
Picea pungens glauca
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