The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Tiffin 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 selection of evergreen conifer with a very compact, rounded habit when young and bright blue needles, becoming a shallow pyramid with age A slow growing plant, expect no more than 4-6' tall and wide in 10 years. A good plant as a specimen or accent in the landscape.