Spruce (Picea)

Columnar Norway Spruce

Picea abies ‘Cupressina’

Zone: 4

25′ x 6′

Full sun

Medium to fast growing conifer that forms a strong vertical with dark green foliage.

Compact Norway Spruce

Picea abies ‘Fastigiata Compacta’

Zone: 3

12′ x 5′

Full sun

Forms a narrow, pyramidal, compact tree with dark green needles and upright branching.

Weeping Norway Spruce

Picea abies ‘Pendula’

Zone: 3

3′ x 10′

Full sun

Slow growing conifer with weeping, spreading branches. Branches will trail along the ground if left untrained, but can be trained to have a more upright weeping habit.

Dwarf Alberta Spruce

Picea glauca ‘Conica’

Zone: 3

8′ x 5′

Full sun

Dwarf conifer that forms a dense, pyramid.Forms soft, bright green new growth that matures dark green. Very neat shape.

Daisy’s White Alberta Spruce

Picea glauca ‘Daisy’s White’

Zone: 3

3′ x 1′

Full to part sun

Slow growing conifer with compact pyramidal habit. Showy cream colored new growth in spring that mature to a rich green. Sensitive to sunburn.

Serbian Spruce

Picea omorika

Zone: 5

50′ x 20′

Full sun

Forms a tall pyramid with thin, arching branches and a slender, straight trunk. Blue-green foliage.

Bruns Serbian Spruce

Picea omorika ‘Bruns’

Zone: 5

30′ x 8′

Full sun

Features blue-green short needles with contrasting silvery undersides. Has a strict, narrow, upright habit.

Bruns Weeping Serbian Spruce

Picea omorika ‘Pendula Bruns’

Zone: 4

8′ x 2′

Full sun

A narrow, upright habit with slightly twisted, pendulous branches, and two-tone foliage of green and silver.

Nodding Oriental Spruce

Picea orientalis ‘Nutans’

Zone: 4

8′ x 4′

Full sun

An upright conifer with irregular, graceful branching pattern and dark green foliage.

Baby Blue Eyes Spruce

Picea pungens ‘Baby Blue Eyes’

Zone: 3

15′ x 8′

Full sun

Slow growing, dense tree with eye catching silvery-blue-green foliage. Holds it’s color well.

Bakeri Blue Spruce

Picea pungens ‘Bakeri’

Zone: 3

30′ x 15′

Full sun

A very slow growing, conical shaped tree. Needles are larger than most and have a very blue color and a feathery appearance.

Columnar Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens ‘Fastigiata’

Zone: 4

35′ x 8′

Full sun

A very narrow growing blue spruce with striking blue coloring.

Fat Albert Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens ‘Fat Albert’

Zone: 5

25′ x 15′

Full sun

Forms a dense-branching, broad pyramid with silvery-blue needles.

Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens ‘Glauca’

Zone: 2

60′ x 20′

Full sun

Forms a very handsome pyramid with tiered branching pattern and silvery-grey, stiff needles.

Hoop’s Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens ‘Hoopsii’

Zone: 3

30′ x 15′

Full sun

Pyramidal habit that holds stiff horizontal branches with dense silvery-blue needles and magenta cones in the spring.

 

Weeping Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens ‘Glauca Pendula’

Zone: 5

15′ x 5′

Full sun

Medium to fast growing conifer with dense, rich green foliage and a tall pyramidal habit.

Slenderina Weeping Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens ‘Slenderina Pendula’

Zone: 3

12′ x 4′

Full sun

A weeping form of Colorado Blue Spruce, which is more narrow and blue than other varieties.