CONIFERS
SPRUCE /PICAE
Norway
Picae abies
Zone: 2
Height: 25 m
Spread: 10 m
Shape: Pyramidal
Foliage: Dark green
A tall, rapid growing tree, used for a windbreak or as a specimen. Dark green needles on dense branches. Large cones are attractive as Christmas ornaments.
White
Picea glauca
Zone: 2
Height: 25 m
Spread: 4.5 m
Shape: Pyramidal
Foliage: Green
A hardy, shapely tree with dark green foliage, splendid as a specimen tree. As it stands trimming, it is also useful in windbreaks. Will tolerate cold exposed areas, drought and heat.
Serbian
Picea omorika
Zone: 5
Height: 21 m
Spread: 4.5 m
Shape: Pyramidal
Foliage: Silvery-green
A hardy ornamental spruce which is very attractive with its silvery-green foliage. Desirable as a lawn specimen. Slow growing and densely branched, narrow pyramidal form. Short ascending branches, hold flat, short, glossy green needles, with two distinct silver-white bands on the under surface. Use where space may be restricted. Will tolerate urban conditions.
Colorado
Picea pungens
Zone: 2
Height: 20 m
Spread: 4.5 m
Shape: Pyramidal
Foliage: Blue-green
Strong hardy grower, making an ornamental tree of great beauty. A broad, pyramidal shape that makes it suitable for a specimen, hedge or windbreak.
Colorado Blue
Picea pungens ‘Glauca’
Zone: 2
Height: 20 m
Spread: 5 m
Shape: Pyramidal
Foliage: Blue
Beautiful blue form of the Colorado Spruce. Symmetrical broadly pyramidal form with rigid, tiered branches that are densely covered with stiff gray-blue needles. Easily sheared. Will tolerate fully exposed conditions and likes well drained locations.
Exotics
Also available: Limited specimens of Meyer, Bulgarian and Oriental.