Black Hills Spruce Seedlings

(Picea glauca 'Densata')

Black Hills Spruce is a slow-growing, compact tree, but that slow growth results in dense growth, making it perfect for privacy screens and windbreaks. It's short, bright bluish green needles and a dense, conical shape make it a landscaper's dream. Black Hills Spruce is virtually immune to the most common spruce pests and is very tolerant of drying winter winds. These characteristics make it ideal as an ornamental, privacy screen or windbreak if you have some patience with it's slower growth. Black Hills Spruce can reach heights of 80 feet over a life span of up to 300 years.

Although named after the South Dakota region in which it is naturally found, Black Hills Spruce actually thrive in a much wider range of cooler, moist regions, including states as far south as Georgia if planted at a higher elevation.

Estimated height: 8-16 inches [photo is no longer accurate] - height does not include roots [?]
Zones 3-6 (see zone map)

Prefers full sun

SOLD OUT - Will be available in Fall 2009

Pictures of mature Black Hills Spruce