Spruce windbreak. These are too close together. Alternate ones should be moved forward 15-20 feet.
Inventory tables are double rows to make them usable on small screens.
Common name and container in column 1.
Count is how many we think we have left. Price is per tree.
Height will be there next year, we hope.
Conifer -- Spruce
| Common Name Container |
Count Price |
Height (feet) |
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| Spruce, Black #2 Std pot (6 qt) |
19 $27.50 |
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| Spruce, Black Hills #10 Growbag (42 qt) |
790 $80.00 |
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| Spruce, Black Hills #10 Growbag (42 qt) |
4 $90.00 |
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| Spruce, Black Hills #10 Growbag (42 qt) |
4 $100.00 |
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| Spruce, Black Hills #2 Std pot (6 qt) |
80 $30.00 |
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| Spruce, Black Hills #2 Std pot (6 qt) |
100 $32.50 |
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| Spruce, Black Hills #2 Std pot (6 qt) |
72 $35.00 |
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| Spruce, Black Hills #2 Std pot (6 qt) |
58 $37.50 |
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| Spruce, Black Hills #2 Std pot (6 qt) |
25 $37.50 |
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| Spruce, Black Hills #5 Std pot (15 qt) |
208 $50.00 |
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| Spruce, Black Hills 3-4 yr Bare Root Seedling 25/bundle |
475 $6.00 |
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| Spruce, Black Hills 80 ml plug - 15/bundle |
15 $3.00 |
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| Spruce, Colorado #1 Std pot (3 qt) |
48 $17.50 |
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| Spruce, Colorado #10 Growbag (42 qt) |
18 $45.00 |
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| Spruce, Colorado #10 Growbag (42 qt) |
415 $90.00 |
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| Spruce, Colorado #10 Growbag (42 qt) |
55 $100.00 |
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| Spruce, Colorado #10 Growbag (42 qt) |
55 $120.00 |
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| Spruce, Colorado #10 Growbag (42 qt) |
1 $140.00 |
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| Spruce, Colorado #2 Std pot (6 qt) |
44 $42.50 |
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| Spruce, Colorado #5 Std pot (15 qt) |
94 $60.00 |
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| Spruce, Colorado #5 Std pot (15 qt) |
2 $70.00 |
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| Spruce, Colorado 3-4 yr Bare Root Seedling 25/bundle |
125 $6.00 |
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| Spruce, Colorado 5 gal. pail (20 qt) |
7 $80.00 |
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| Spruce, Colorado 5 gal. pail (20 qt) |
41 $90.00 |
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| Spruce, Colorado 5 gal. pail (20 qt) |
47 $100.00 |
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| Spruce, Colorado 5 gal. pail (20 qt) |
8 $120.00 |
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| Spruce, Colorado 60 ml plug - 20/bundle |
300 $3.25 |
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| Spruce, Colorado 80 ml plug - 15/bundle |
-20 $3.25 |
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| Spruce, Meyers #2 Std pot (6 qt) |
15 $50.00 |
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| Spruce, Mixed species #10 Growbag (42 qt) |
123 $140.00 |
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| Spruce, Mixed species 5 gal. pail (20 qt) |
34 $100.00 |
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| Spruce, Mixed species 5 gal. pail (20 qt) |
264 $120.00 |
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| Spruce, Mixed species 5 gal. pail (20 qt) |
28 $140.00 |
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| Spruce, Mixed species 5 gal. pail (20 qt) |
1 $160.00 |
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| Spruce, White #10 Growbag (42 qt) |
1 $120.00 |
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| Spruce, White #2 Std pot (6 qt) |
805 $27.50 |
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| Spruce, White #2 Std pot (6 qt) |
41 $35.00 |
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| Spruce, White #2 Std pot (6 qt) |
24 $37.50 |
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| Spruce, White #2 Tall pot (6 qt) |
160 $27.50 |
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| Spruce, White #5 Std pot (15 qt) |
-22 $50.00 |
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| Spruce, White 1000 ml Styroblock |
65 $7.00 |
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| Spruce, White 125 ml plug - 10/bundle |
805 $3.50 |
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| Spruce, White Ball and Burlap |
59 $175.00 |
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| Last Update: 2024-Jan-21 | |||
Spruces
Picea
Two gallon Black Hills Spruce. This is a subspecies of our native white spruce that is somewhat bushier, but slower growing.
Black Spruce in 1 liter styroblocks. Does well in wet or dry areas.
Colorado Spruce early morning dew.
Meyer's spruce sometimes called Chinese Blue
The downside of spruce: It's dark under there.
Spruces have sharp and prickly needles. I have five types at present. White, Black, Black Hills, Colorado, and Meyers, sometimes called Chinese Blue.
Spruce are the most solid looking of my trees -- good choice if the purpose is to block the wind or put a wall between you and something else. This comes with a cost:
- It's dark under a spruce tree. You can easily grow mushrooms and politicians. Anything requiring more light than that is a challenge.
- Many people plant them too close together. The crowns grow together, and they rub bald spots on eachother. Eventually they fight for water, one dies, it falls, and the trees on either side have permanent bald spots. Plant them at least 15 feet apart, and use a double row. If you want quicker coverage, plant a poplar between each pair. The poplar will die of old age by the time the spruce are big.
White spruce is the native spruce. With fertilizer and water it will grow 2-3 feet a year. Looks a bit gangly when it grows that fast. Don't worry, it will fill out with age.
Black spruce is our other native. Normally found in bogs, it does quite well on almost any site once established. (It doesn't compete well with weeds when young.)
Black hills spruce is a sub species of white spruce that is a bit bushier, and doesn't go as yellow in winter. Good yard spruce.
Colorado spruce is the common species name for blue spruce. Not all are blue. Colorado needles are longer, thicker and stiffer. They are the slowest growing of the spruces, but also the most dense. (Takes longer to make those big fat needles.)
Meyer's Spruce is sometimes called Chinese blue. It's not really blue, but it is a very dark green. The needles tend to be short, only about a centimetre or just under half an inch. They are also very even in length. As a young tree this gives it a very formal air.
If Meyer's spruce were people, they'd be the ones to wear a tie to work on casual Friday.
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