Conifer
Blue spruce
Picea pungens
A vertical evergreen accent for front gardens, boundaries and winter structure.
Planning parameters
Use these values as a practical planning envelope: they describe the adult plant, not the young seedling.
- Adult height
- 10-20 m
- Crown diameter
- 6 m
- Root zone
- 7 m
- Root type
- Shallow spreading
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Recommended setback
- 4-6 m from buildings and paths
- Growth rate
- Slow / medium
- Hardiness
- USDA 2-7
- Crown density
- Dense
Site requirements
These conditions decide whether the plant will establish well after planting.
- Hell
- Sun
- Watering
- Moderate
- Soil type
- Well-drained acidic loam
- Drainage
- Well-drained, avoid compaction
- Soil pH
- Acidic to neutral
Root system and placement
Shallow spreading roots; sensitive to compacted soil.
Garden role and season
These fields help choose the plant by composition, privacy, flowering and year-round value.
- Form
- Regular conical crown
- Foliage
- Evergreen conifer
- Season
- All year, strongest in winter
- Bloom
- No decorative bloom
- Fruit
- Cones
- Garden use
- Evergreen accent, screen, winter structure
Care and risks
This is the practical part for future maintenance and safe placement on the plot.
- Maintenance
- Low / medium
- Pruning
- Usually minimal; avoid hard pruning
- Risks
- Sensitive to compacted or waterlogged soil.
Other plants
Return to the catalog or compare nearby options before placing plants on the site plan.
