Spruce white seeds (blue form)

Canadian spruce / Picea canadensis, Gray spruce (blue form) / Picea glauca

Gray spruce is an evergreen coniferous tree, 15-20 meters high, rarely up to 40 meters. The trunk diameter is up to 1 meter. The bark is thin, scaly. The crown is narrowly conical in young trees, becoming cylindrical in older trees. Needles 12-20 mm long, rhombic in cross section.

The color is blue-green above and blue-white below. Cones are slightly cylindrical, 3-7 centimeters long and up to 2.5 centimeters wide. The color of the cones is green or reddish, the mature cone is brown. Seeds are black, 2-3 mm long with a light brown wing 5-8 mm long.

Recommended for single and group plantings, dwarf forms are promising for rocky hills. It grows successfully in both maritime and continental climates. Fairly drought tolerant. Not demanding on soils, tolerates poor and sandy soils. Good resistance to winds, bred as windproof. It is less sensitive to gases and smoke than European spruce.