Colorado spruce Kaibab

Colorado spruce Kaibab

Picea pungens

Colorado spruce (lat. Lurix decídua) or blue spruce is a coniferous tree from the Pine family. Naturally grows in the Rocky Mountains of North America. It is an evergreen tree with silvery-bluish needles, the age of which can reach more than 200-300 years, and the height is 25-30 meters, the crown diameter is 7-9 meters.

Feature of the Eli Keibab variety: Blue spruce is photophilous, frost-resistant, can withstand up to -28.9 ° C (zone 5), more drought-resistant than other types of spruce.

Maximum height of an adult spruce: 8-10 meters. Maximum crown diameter: 2.5-3 meters. Crown shape: asymmetric at a young age, at an older age - wide-columnar, densely branched.

Needles: prickly, 10-12 mm long, color - blue or gray, thanks to a waxy bloom that protects the needles from frost. In the shade, the blue color of the needles can change to green. Cones are oval, brown, up to 8-9 cm long and 2-4 cm in diameter. Growth rate: low, 12-15 cm per year.

Location: Sufficiently drought-resistant. Prefers nutritious, sandy loam or loamy soils, but generally undemanding to soils. Used: for front entrances, as a contrast for green plants, as a tapeworm in landscape compositions.

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You can also buy the Keibab spruce tree through the online store. Delivery in Kiev and across Ukraine.

Additionally: Colorado spruce - care and cultivation.