Is Colorado Blue Spruce deer resistant?
Picea pungens
Plant typeTreeHardinessZones 2–7LightFull sun
Mature height360–720 in
MaintenanceModerate
Native range11 US states
About Colorado Blue Spruce
Stiff silver-blue needles on a formal conical tree. Badly affected by needlecast and canker in humid eastern summers, where it often looks poor by middle age.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 118 to 177 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Moderate
Tolerances and uses
- Evergreen
Similar to Colorado Blue Spruce
Other trees with the same deer rating.
- Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevisZones 4–8Seldom damaged
- American PlumPrunus americanaZones 3–9Seldom damaged
- Austrian PinePinus nigraZones 4–7Seldom damaged
- Chinese Fringe TreeChionanthus retususZones 5–9Seldom damaged
- Chinese Paper BirchBetula albosinensisZones 5–7Seldom damaged
- ChokecherryPrunus virginianaZones 2–6Seldom damaged
Where Colorado Blue Spruce grows
Hardy across most of these 48 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jersey
- New Yorknative
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Marylandnative
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesotanative
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Coloradonative
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Mainenative
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyomingnative
- Idahonative
- Utahnative
- Nevada
- Arizonanative
- New Mexiconative
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 11 US states in total.
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Common questions about Colorado Blue Spruce
- Is Colorado Blue Spruce deer resistant?
- Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Colorado Blue Spruce grow in?
- Colorado Blue Spruce is hardy in USDA zones 2 to 7. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Colorado Blue Spruce grow in shade?
- No. Colorado Blue Spruce wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Colorado Blue Spruce get?
- Mature height is roughly 360–720 in. Growth rate is slow.