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Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)

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Picea Pungens, or more commonly know as Blue Spruce, is a tree with green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Picea. It has a slow growth rate and a height of 100 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during late spring and is somewhat tolerant of shade. Picea Pungens or Blue Spruce's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wyoming.

Category: Gymnosperm
Genus: Picea
Family: Pinaceae
Order: Pinales
Class: Pinopsida
Division: Coniferophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (I)
National Wetland Indicator Status: FAC- FAC
Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 7(FAC) 8(FAC-) 9(FAC-)
Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
Allelopath: No
Bloat: None
C:N Ratio: High
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: No
Fire Resistance: No
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Conspicuous: No
Foliage Color: Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
Foliage Porosity Winter: Dense
Foliage Texture: Medium
Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 20
Height Mature (feet): 100
Leaf Retention: Yes
Lifespan: Long
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: No
Shape and Orientation: Conical
Toxicity: None
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: None
CaCO3 Tolerance: High
Cold Stratification Required: No
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Fertility Requirement: Medium
Fire Tolerance: Low
Frost Free Days Minimum: 120
Hedge Tolerance: Low
Moisture Use: Medium
pH (Minimum): 5.5
pH (Maximum): 7.8
Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 300
Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 700
Precipitation (Minimum): 20
Precipitation (Maximum): 45
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 18
Salinity Tolerance: None
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Temperature Minimum (°F): -38
Bloom Period: Late Spring
Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
Fruit/Seed Abundance: High
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: Yes
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: Yes
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: No
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 106080
Seed Spread Rate: Moderate
Seedling Vigor: Low
Small Grain: No
Vegetative Spread Rate: None

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Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)

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