Colorado Blue Spruce in Nursery

Heather in our field of Ponderosa Pine

FIR, WHITE (Abies concolor) Ht 70 ft, Spd 25 ft.  Full sun or part shade,  moderate water.  Normally deer resistant. Large conical evergreen with 1 ½”-2 ½” long, soft bluish-green needles, brightened in spring by very blue new growth.  A softer textured plant that offers a change from the much planted Colorado Spruce.  Grows best when protected, but adapts well to varying conditions.  It will not grow as well in heavy clay soil.

PINE, AUSTRIAN (Pinus nigra) Ht 50-60 ft., spd. 20-40 ft.  Full sun to part shade. Low water needs(xeric). A dense, stoutly-pyramidal pine with a uniform crown becoming more open with age.  Withstands over watering, transplanting, and newly sodded areas better than Ponderosa pine, though they do not plant as well in the winter months.  Ponderosa and Austrian growing side by side will look the same more often than not.

PINE, AUSTRIAN DWARF (Pinus nigra ‘nana’)  Ht.15 ft.,  Spd. 10 ft.  Full sun to part shade.  Low water needs (xeric).  Similar to its big brother Austrian Pine in everyway except in size.  This plant will work great in smaller yards, or where any small evergreen tree is needed.

PINE, BRISTLECONE (Foxtail)  (Pinus aristata )  Ht 20-30 ft, Spd 12-20 ft. Full sun. Low water needs (xeric).  Bushy, irregularly shaped, pine with dark green needles dotted with white pitch.  Slow growing Rocky Mountain native that grows into ancient specimens on exposed slopes in high elevations.  Drought tolerant, and it must have good drainage.  Great for a specimen in a hot dry area.

PINE, DWARF MUGO  (Pinus mugo ‘Pumilo’) Ht 4-6’, spd. 4-8’.  Tolerates full sun.  Low water needs (xeric).  Small rounded multi-stemmed evergreen with variable height and spread.  Maintains attractive green color throughout all seasons.

PINE, PIÑON (Pinus edulis) Ht 15-30 ft, Spd 15-20 ft.  Tolerates full sun, Low water needs (xeric).  Deer resistant, edible nuts in cones   Native too much of our area, pinon is a dense, slow grower-about six inches a year is normal.  Should always be planted above grade, and slightly higher in lawn areas where it will thrive if this practice is observed.  We have seen these growing beautifully up to 9000 ft. elevation in natural and man-made plantings.

PINE, PONDEROSA (Pinus ponderosa) Ht 50-60 ft, Spd 20-40 ft.  Full sun. Low water needs(xeric), deer resistant.  A fast growing native to our area.  Long needles with open branches. Branchlets are stout.  As with other xeric plants, ponderosa should be planted above grade if in a sprinkled lawn area.  Hand dug trees have a very low survival rate in sizes larger than about 4 feet.  We have only nursery grown and experience less than 2% loss.

PINE, VANDERWOLF’S (Pinus flexilis Vanderwolfs Pyramid’)  Ht. 20-25 ft., spd. 10-15 ft.  Full sun to part shade.  Low to moderate water needs.  Distinctive, densely branched, pyramidal selection of Limber Pine.  Its branches display long, twisting blue-green needles with a light blue line on the undersides.  Will do better in lighter soils.

White Fir Dwarf Austrian Pine Austrian Pine Bristlecone/Foxtail Pine Dwarf Mugo Pine Mugo Pine Pinon Pine Ponderosa Pine Vanderwolf's Pine . White Fir

SPRUCE, BABY BLUE EYES (Picea pungens ‘Baby Blue Eyes’) Ht 18 ft, Spd 8 ft. Full sun to part shade. Moderate water needs.  Upright, semi-dwarf of sky gray color.  More blue in light shade.  Great for small areas. 

SPRUCE, BLUE TOTEM (Picea pungens Fastiglata Wells ‘Blue Totem’) Ht 12-15 ft, Spd 2-3 ft.  Full sun to part shade.  Moderate water needs.  ‘The totem’, is blue, and is columnar, and it’s a great accent tree.  Never grows very wide. Can be planted between windows and wine boxes.

SPRUCE, COLORADO (Picea pungens) Ht 50-80 ft,  Spd 25-35 ft. Full sun to part shade.  Moderate water needs. The Colorado State tree.  Very symmetrical, pyramidal evergreen native to the Rocky Mountains.  Sharp, stiff needles give rise to its botanical name of pungens (sharp-pointed).  Trees vary in many shades of color from bright green to silver-blue.  Most widely planted of evergreens.  Can be 100 f t.

SPRUCE, DWARF BAKERI (Picea pungens ‘Bakeri’) Ht 12 ft, Spd 6 ft. Full sun to part shade.  Moderate water needs.  Deep blue, pyramidal form.  Adaptable to various soils and conditions.  More drought tolerant than most spruce.

SPRUCE, DWARF FAT ALBERT (Picea pungens ‘Fat Albert’) Ht 12-15 ft, Spd 10-12 ft. Full sun. Moderate water needs.  Broad, dense selection of Colorado Blue Spruce with silver-blue color.

SPRUCE, DWARF GLOBE  (Picea pungens ‘Glauca Globosa’)  Ht. 3-4’, spd. 3-4’.  Full sun to part shade.  Moderate water needs.  A very slow growing; truly dwarf globe spruce with bright green needles.  Will become mounding to broadly upright after many years.  An excellent rock garden plant.

SPRUCE, ENGLEMANN (Picea englemannii) Ht 50-80 ft, Spd 20-30ft.  Full sun to part shade. Moderate water needs.  Similar in size and color variation to blue spruce but with more layered, spaced branching.  Many specimens are mistaken for blue spruce.  Needles angle more from the branches and needles on the top growth lay tight against the leader.  Most of the trees in the spruce forests of Colorado are Engelmann rather than blue spruce.  Transplants readily.

SPRUCE, HOOPSI (Picea pungens ‘Hoopsii’) Ht 40-50 ft, Spd 15-20 ft.  Tolerates full sun. Moderate water needs.  A selection of Colorado Spruce.  Imagine the bluest spruce you have ever seen.  Got it pictured?  Every Hoopsi is that color.  Compact growth, irregular shape, and that blue color make it an outstanding specimen

Baby Blue Eyes Spruce Blue Totem Spruce Colorado Blue Spruce Dwarf Bakeri Spruce Dwarf Globe Spruce Englemann Spruce Fat Albert Spruce Hoopsi Spruce . Baby Blue Eyes Spruce