| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Leaves: | Glaucous Unusual foliage color Evergreen Needled |
| Fruit: | Other: female cones with papery or thin woody scales |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter Winter |
| Flowers: | Other: soft male cones |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Can handle transplanting Other info: Seeds are inside cones. |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Miscellaneous: | Monoecious Goes Dormant |
| Parentage: | Glauca x unknown |
| aspenhill | On December 24, 2015 | Obtained plant Nall's Farm Market - qty 2 |
| iheartmrf | On May 10, 2018 | Obtained plant Purchased from Costco. About 5 feet tall. Looks like a silvery blue christmas tree. Needles are pretty sharp. Tag says It is a "Baby Blue Colorado Spruce" Will grow 6 inches a year, slow grower. But in 30 years could be appx. 30 feet tall. |
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