Engelmann Spruce

Mature Height: Up to around 120.0 feet

Planting Distance: 7.9 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 20 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: Yes

Fall Colors: No

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: None

Pollinators: Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Engelmann Spruce: Acleris gloverana, Archips oporana, Archips packardiana, Argyrotaenia dorsalana, Argyrotaenia niscana, Barbara mappana, Caripeta divisata, Choristoneura biennis, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura occidentalis, Cydia leucobasis, Cydia rana, Cydia youngana, Dioryctria reniculella, Endothenia albolineana, Eucosma sonomana, Eupithecia albicapitata, Eupithecia annulata, Eupithecia casloata, Eupithecia palpata, Eupithecia pseudotsugata, Feralia comstocki, Hypagyrtis piniata, Lambdina fiscellaria, Lambdina fiscellaria lugubrosa, Lithophane innominata, Macaria loricaria julia, Melanchra pulverulenta, Melanolophia imitata, Nepytia canosaria, Palthis angulalis, Petrova burkeana, Protoboarmia porcelaria, Semiothisa granitata, Synanthedon novaroensis, Synaxis pallulata, Syngrapha abstrusa, Syngrapha angulidens, Syngrapha celsa, Syngrapha selecta, Xestia elimata, Xestia perquiritata, Zeiraphera fortunana, Zeiraphera improbana, Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana, Zeiraphera unfortunana, Zeiraphera vancouverana, Zenophleps lignicolorata