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.