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SPRUCE

Spruces grow best in relatively moist soils, their crowns characteristically dense and spirelike. About 40 species of spruces grow in the cooler and temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Seven are native to the United States and Canada; others are found in Europe and Asia, and most abundantly in China where there are about 18 species. Many spruces are commercially imported, especially for paper pulp. Some spruces, including a number of introduced species, are planted as ornamentals.

Norway Spruce (picea abies) are originally from Europe. Today, many varieties of this species can be found planted in the U.S. and Canada. Needles are stiff, dark green, 0.5 to 0.8 of an inch long, flattened to triangular, usually pointed forward. Cones are brown, 4 to 7 inches long. Bark is reddish brown. Grows up to 125 feet tall, 2 feet in diameter.

Height                  Price B&B fob
6 feet................... $90 each
8 feet.................. $120 each
10 feet *............... $150 each
12 feet *............... $180 each    
14 feet *............... $210 each

* Norway Spruce 10 to 13 feet installed - $295 each, plus $4 per mile

* Norway Spruce 15 to 20 feet installed - $495 plus $6 per mile

White Spruce (picea glauca) needles are rigid but not prickly, dark green, plumb to 4-sided in cross section and 1 inch long, generally crowded on the upper side of the branch. New twigs are not hairy. Cones are 1 to 2.5 inches long with thin, woody, flexible scales, smooth on the rounded margin. Outer bark is ash brown; inner bark silvery when freshly exposed. White spruce is found along the shores of streams and lakes, growing 75 feet tall and 2 feet in diameter.

Height                  Price  b&b fob
4 feet *................  $40 each
5 feet *................  $50 each
6 feet *................  $60 each
7 feet *................  $70 each
8 feet *................  $80 each
9 feet *................  $90 each

* White Spruce
4 to 5 feet (minimum order of 10) $39.99 each

5 to 6 feet (minimum order of 10) $47.99 each

* White Spruce 8 to 9 feet installed - $195 plus $4 per mile

Colorado Blue Spruce (picea pungens) needles are 1 to 1.5 inches long and stick out in all directions from the branch. Needles are silvery blue, diamond-shaped in cross section, stiff, and very prickly. Twigs are not hairy. Cones are about 3.5 inches long, light chestnut-brown, the scales papery thin, stiff, and ragged along the outer edge. Bark is a dark gray. A medium-sized tree, 80 to 100 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet in diameter, Blue Spruce occurs on mountain slopes in Rocky Mountain regions, generally near streams. This tree is also widely used as an ornamental.

Height                   Price
4 feet *................  $60 each
5 feet *................  $75 each
6 feet *................  $80 each
7 feet .................  $95 each
8 feet ................  $120 each
 
    * Colorado Blue Spruce

      
    4 feet - $37.50 each

    5 feet - $45.00 each

    6 feet - $52.50 each

    7 feet - $60.00 each

Black Hills Spruce is the South Dakota state tree and a type of white spruce (picea glauca). It has a dense growth habit and doesn't get too tall--about twenty to twenty-five feet. Grows slightly slower and more dense than white spruce. It is well adapted to heavy clay soils. Available in the smaller sizes for customer installation.

Height                     Price  
4 feet.................. $48 each
5 feet.................. $60 each
6 feet...................$72 each