Colorado Spruce as a Living Christmas Tree

11/28/2013 | Ken Lain, mountain gardener Tips, Trees, Uncategorized

30 second plant tip of the day: Colorado Spruce as Living Christmas Tree

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Twice taller than it is wide, this native forest evergreen is best used on large properties. Use it to separate tall multistory buildings or in shelterbelts and windbreaks. Tall enough to screen the view from second- or third-story windows. Gorgeous in estate-sized forests of broadleaf and conifers, where it stands out against deciduous trees and blankets of snow. Picea pungens ‘Glauca’