The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Benno Colorado blue spruce

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Distribution: Species native to w. United States (Rocky Mountains)

Hardiness: USDA Zone 3

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: A low-spreading, dwarf, evergreen shrub growing 4' tall and 6' wide with a dense, broadly conical habit. As a young plant it is more mounded but spreads with age while still retaining its low profile. This would make a wonderful specimen, in the shrub border or rock garden.