Blue Teardrop Black Spruce is a hardy evergreen conifer, a dense, formal evergreen that holds colour and structure all winter. Blue Teardrop Black Spruce carries blue foliage through the season and performs best in full sun with moderate watering once established. This evergreen matures to roughly 20-50 feet tall and 10-20 feet wide. It is ideal for privacy screening, windbreaks, and year-round structure, offering year-round privacy and winter structure. Hardy to zones 2-7 and simple to care for, it settles in quickly and performs year after year. A layer of mulch helps hold moisture and keeps roots cool in summer.
Mature height: 20-50 feet
Mature width: 10-20 feet
Light: Full Sun
Water: Moderate — about 2.5 cm of water per week in the growing season
Hardiness: Zone 2-7
Maintenance: Low maintenance
Pruning: Minimal pruning required; remove damaged branches in late winter.
🪴 Planting Instructions: Dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball and no deeper, keeping the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil. Loosen circling roots before planting, backfill with native soil amended with compost, then water thoroughly to settle. Space plants about 10-20 feet apart and keep well watered through the first full season while roots establish. Plant in full sun.
💧 Care & Watering: Water moderate: about 2.5 cm of water per week in the growing season. Mulch to conserve moisture and moderate soil temperature, and feed with a balanced slow-release fertilizer in early spring. Minimal pruning required; remove damaged branches in late winter.
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