(Norway Spruce, Virgata Norway Spruce)

Native to Europe, this large, fast growing, pyramidal evergreen with drooping branchlets and long brown cones is one of the most widely planted hardy conifers. Its graceful habit and rich green foliage provide year-round ornamental interest. The short, sharp-tipped needles point forward. The bark is grayish-brown with orange undertones. Many cultivars are available, including numerous dwarf selections.

Like most spruces, this adaptable tree prefers full sun and moderately moist, well drained...

(Dragon Spruce, Yun Shan)

A stately evergreen tree not often grown in Western landscapes, the dragon spruce boasts colorful foliage, shoots and bark. Native to the highlands of western central China, especially the Sichuan province, it is an increasingly endangered tree species. This evergreen attains an plump cone-shaped habit. Oldest trees are more upright, open and horizontally to pendulous branched. Its bark is scaly and gray with hints of brown and lavender.

The blue-green to drab dark green needles are four-sided...

(Engelmann Spruce)

At first glance, you may think you've seen a svelt Colorado blue spruce. Engelmann's spruce also has attractive steel blue to blue-green needles, but becomes a more slender, spire-like tree when mature. This evergreen conifer is native to a large expanse of the southern Canadian Rockies as well as the American Rocky Mountains and surrounding ranges at high elevations. The bark is reddish brown and scaly. The branches are rather short but persist on the lowest parts of the trunk, often hiding the...

(Compact Engelmann Spruce, Engelmann Spruce)

A rounded, dwarf selection of the Engelmann's spruce, 'Compact' resembles an upright miniature Colorado blue spruce. This evergreen conifer is native to a large expanse of the southern Canadian Rockies as well as the American Rocky Mountains and surrounding ranges at high elevations. The bark is reddish brown and scaly. The branches are rather short but persist on the lowest parts of the trunk, often hiding the trunk base as this shrubby plant becomes taller and aged. This plant becomes a plump cone...

(White Spruce)

White spruce is a tall evergreen conifer native to the northern United States and Canada. Broadly pyramidal when young, it becomes more columnar with age. Its cones are relatively small. Crushed needles emit a pungent, skunky smell. Many cultivars of white spruce are available, including those with smaller mature sizes or dwarfed and weeping habits.

White spruce grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil that is acidic to neutral in pH. It tolerates drought, salt spray, extreme cold,...

(Conica Baby White Spruce, White Spruce)

White spruce is a tall evergreen conifer native to the northern United States and Canada. Broadly pyramidal when young, it becomes more columnar with age. Its cones are relatively small. Crushed needles emit a pungent, skunky smell. Many cultivars of white spruce are available, including those with smaller mature sizes or dwarfed and weeping habits.

White spruce grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil that is acidic to neutral in pH. It tolerates drought, salt spray, extreme cold,...

(Black Hills Spruce, Densata White Spruce)

A selection taken from tree populations in western South Dakota, 'Densata' is among the hardiest and toughest evergreen conifers for a garden. This relatively slow-growing selection of white spruce eventually forms a handsome, dense pyramidal tree of medium size. Its tawny cones are relatively small. The deep bluish-green needles are sharp and emit a skunky odor when bruised. During winter the foliage attains a drab, blackish green color.

The Black Hills spruce prospers with lots of direct sun...

(White Spruce)

White spruce is a tall evergreen conifer native to the northern United States and Canada. Broadly pyramidal when young, it becomes more columnar with age. Its cones are relatively small. Crushed needles emit a pungent, skunky smell. Many cultivars of white spruce are available, including those with smaller mature sizes or dwarfed and weeping habits.

White spruce grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil that is acidic to neutral in pH. It tolerates drought, salt spray, extreme cold,...

(White Spruce)

White spruce is a tall evergreen conifer native to the northern United States and Canada. Broadly pyramidal when young, it becomes more columnar with age. Its cones are relatively small. Crushed needles emit a pungent, skunky smell. Many cultivars of white spruce are available, including those with smaller mature sizes or dwarfed and weeping habits.

White spruce grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil that is acidic to neutral in pH. It tolerates drought, salt spray, extreme cold,...

(White Spruce)

White spruce is a tall evergreen conifer native to the northern United States and Canada. Broadly pyramidal when young, it becomes more columnar with age. Its cones are relatively small. Crushed needles emit a pungent, skunky smell. Many cultivars of white spruce are available, including those with smaller mature sizes or dwarfed and weeping habits.

White spruce grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil that is acidic to neutral in pH. It tolerates drought, salt spray, extreme cold,...