Description + Attributes:
Fastest growing of the spruces. Develops strong graceful branches that are covered with dark green needles. Ideal windbreaks.  
 
Is the fastest growing of the spruces.
Is easy to transplant.
Can be planted on a wide variety of sites.
Works well for windbreaks.
Features dark green needles that re roughly ½-1” in length and feel square when rolled between your fingers.
Yields light brown, stiffly scaled, 4-6” cones that sit upright on the branch until fertilized.  Then gradually turn downward.
Grows in a pyramidal shape.
Can begin to look a little unkept in its old age.
 
Tree Type
Evergreen
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Mature Size
Height 30’-60’ & Width 15’-25’
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Growth Rate
Medium - Fast - 13” - 24" /year
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Wildlife Value
Nesting, Winter Cover, & Food Source for Birds, Small Animals & Deer
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PREFERENCES
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Acidic, Loamy, Moist, sandy, well-drained and clay soils
Somce Drought Tolerance