Colorado Blue Spruce

The iconic silver-blue evergreen that turns a single tree into the centerpiece of the whole yard.

The Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) is a stately, pyramidal conifer prized for its striking blue to silvery-blue needles and dense, symmetrical form. It grows at a moderate pace into a commanding tree, reaching 30 to 60 feet tall and 30 to 70 feet wide at maturity, with stiff, sharply pointed needles arranged all around the branches. Cold-hardy and tough, it holds its color and structure through the harshest winters, making it a favorite for specimen plantings, windbreaks, and large-property screening.

Why growers choose the Colorado Blue Spruce

• Standout blue color. The silvery-blue needles read as cool, formal, and distinctive year-round, unlike the standard green of most evergreens.
• Dense, formal pyramid. Branches layer into a tidy, symmetrical cone that needs little shaping to look its best.
• Exceptional cold-hardiness. Rated to Zone 2, it shrugs off brutal winters, wind, and snow load that flatten lesser evergreens.
• Deer tend to leave it alone. The stiff, prickly needles make it one of the more deer-resistant conifers.
• Tough and drought-tolerant once established. It handles dry spells, wind, and poor sites better than many ornamental trees.

Use it as a single specimen where its color and form can be admired, as an anchor at a property corner, or planted in a row to build a tall, year-round windbreak or screen across an open lot. Give it room to spread, and it rewards you for decades.