Blue Spruce
Picea pungens Engelm. - Pine family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet
Planting Distance: 7.9 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Root Depth: 18 inches
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: Yes
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: Low
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Blue Spruce: Acleris variana, Archips packardiana, Archips strianus, Argyrotaenia citrana, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura pinus, Coleotechnites piceaella, Cydia youngana, Dasychira grisefacta ella, Dasychira plagiata, Dioryctria abietivorella, Dioryctria reniculella, Epinotia nanana, Epinotia normanana, Eupithecia columbrata, Eupithecia mutata mutata, Gerdana caritella, Griselda radicana, Idia aemula, Lymantria dispar, Melanchra picta, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia antiqua badia, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Zeiraphera fortunana, Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
Native Range
- USA: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.