The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Copeland 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: An upright evergreen tree with a medium rate of growth, eventually reaching 20-30' in height. A 10' plant can be expected in about 10 years. Outstanding blue needles, beautiful upright, narrowly conical habit, both as a young plant and as a mature specimen. Best used as a specimen or accent plant.