Engelmann Spruce, Mountain Spruce
Picea engelmannii (Engelmann Spruce) is a large evergreen conifer of narrowly conical habit in youth, becoming cylindrical with age. Its branches descend to sweep the ground and conceal the trunk. The stiff and sharp-pointed, 4-sided needles are blue-green above and blue-white underneath. Thin and scaly, the reddish-brown bark is flaking off in small circular plates. The pendulous, slender, cylindrical seed cones, up to 3 in. long (7 cm), are violet to deep purple, ripening buff-brown 4 to 7 months after pollination. Long-lived, Engelmann spruce will grow steadily for 300 years, long after the growth of most associated tree species slows down. Its resonant qualities make the wood of Engelmann Spruce valuable for piano sounding boards and violins.
| Hardiness |
3 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 8 |
| Climate Zones | 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, A2, A3 |
| Plant Type | Conifers, Trees |
| Plant Family | Pinaceae |
| Genus | Picea |
| Common names | Engelmann Spruce, Spruce |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Early, Mid, Late) Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall Winter |
| Height |
70' - 100' (21.3m - 30.5m) |
| Spread |
10' - 15' (3m - 4.6m) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Showy, Evergreen |
| Native Plants | Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountains, Southwest, United States, Utah, Washington, Wyoming |
| Tolerance | Deer |
| Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow, Traditional Garden |
| Hardiness |
3 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 8 |
| Climate Zones | 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, A2, A3 |
| Plant Type | Conifers, Trees |
| Plant Family | Pinaceae |
| Genus | Picea |
| Common names | Engelmann Spruce, Spruce |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Spring (Early, Mid, Late) Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall Winter |
| Height |
70' - 100' (21.3m - 30.5m) |
| Spread |
10' - 15' (3m - 4.6m) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Showy, Evergreen |
| Native Plants | Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountains, Southwest, United States, Utah, Washington, Wyoming |
| Tolerance | Deer |
| Garden Styles | Prairie and Meadow, Traditional Garden |
How many Picea engelmannii (Engelmann Spruce) do I need for my garden?
| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Picea engelmannii (Engelmann Spruce) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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