Blue Spruce

Picea pungens

Text Box: Form: Med.àLarge tree (10-15 m high). Pyramidal, conic shape. Branches are arranged in a layered form

 

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Text Box: Bark: Red-brown to purple or gray-brown. Thin and scaly, loosely attached with large, coarse flakes. Older trees will develop furrows

 

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Text Box: Twig: Relatively stout (for a spruce). Tan or orange-brown in coloration when young. Older twigs appear grayish-brown. Woody pegs bear new foliage

 
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Text Box: Fruit and Flowers: Monoecious. Young cones are produced May-June and mature in autumn of first season (8-15 cm in length). Coloration is light brown. Cone scales are thin with wavy and jagged margins

Text Box: Leaves: Arranged spirally, in right angle to shoot (1.5- 2 cm in length). Young needles bright blue-green, turning grayish or yellow-green. Powder bloom covering leaves. Acidic or acrid taste.

 

 
Text Box: Notes: Native to Rocky Mts. Area, but commonly planted as an ornamental. Shade-tolerant. Slow-growing, but long-lived. Exposed trees are prone to wind-throw

 

 		  

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