Spruce
(Picea sp.)
 
Colorado
(P. pungens)
 
Type: Coniferous
Zone: 3
Height and Width: 100' tall
Shade Density: Dense
Fall Foliage: Not Applicable
Soil Preference: Well-drained
 
Comments
Dark green to pale blue foliage.  Use as specimen tree.  Mature trees lose lower branches.

White
(P. glauca)
 
Type: Coniferous
Zone: 2
Height and Width: 
Shade Density: Dense
Fall Foliage: Not Applicable
Soil Preference: Well-drained
 
Comments
Use as a specimen or in windbreak.  Dwarf varieties work well in foundation plantings.  Black Hills spruce (P. glauca 'densata') is a smaller form of white spruce.