GIS Coordinate:
N40 20.967 W94 52.873
Trail Number:
G17
Family:
Pinaceae
Foliage:
Needles are 1-1.5 inches long, silvery blue and diamond shaped in cross section
Native Locale:
Southwestern United states; Rocky mountains from Colorado to Utah to New Mexico and Wyoming
Mature Height:
30 to 60 feet
Mature Width:
10 to 20 feet
Hardiness Zones:
Zone 3 to 7(8)
Soil Preference:
Prefers rich, moist soil, drought tolerant; very adaptable
Growth Habit:
Dense, regular narrow to broad pyramid with horizontal stiff branches to the ground; often becoming open, poor, and dingy in age
Rate of Growth:
Slow to Medium, 30 to 50' after 35 to 50 years; very stiff and formal in outline
Disease and Insect:
Spruce gall aphid, Adelges cooleyi, spruce budworm and spider mite, Cytosporta canker, Phomopsis occulta
Landscape Value:
n/a
Additional Notes:
