NORWAY SPRUCE
Scientific Name: Picea abies
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Zone: 2-7
Height: 39m (130 ft)
Spread: 8m (25 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Growth Rate: fast
Life Span: long (over 100 yrs.)
Maintenance: low
Suckering: none
In Row Spacing: 3m (10-15 ft)
Between Row Spacing: 5m (16-20 ft)
Norway Spruce is a large pyramidical, fast-growing (2'-3' per year) evergreen that has dark green needles and slightly drooping branches. They will thrive in a variety of climates, but need adequate moisture in areas where it's really hot and dry. Norway Spruce are widely used in shelterbelts and windbreaks because of their large spreading root system and flexible wood.
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE​ 5' - 6'
Scientific Name: Picea pungens glauca
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Zone: 2-7
Height: 27m (90 ft)
Spread: 6m (20 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Growth Rate: slow (6-12" per year)
Life Span: long (over 100 yrs.)
Maintenance: low
Suckering: none
In Row Spacing: 3m (10-15 ft)
Between Row Spacing: 5m (16-20 ft)
Colorado Blue Spruce is characterized by its green, bluish green or bluish silver needles that are about 1 inch long and very "pokey". Blue Spruce is a very hardy species of spruce and will tolerate a variety of different climate and soil conditions. It is very drought tolerant and can withstand hot dry summers. They are excellent trees for shelterbelts and windbreaks due to their large spreading root system and tough flexible wood.
WHITE PINE / EASTERN WHITE PINE 6' - 10'​
Scientific Name: Pinus stobus
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Zone: 2-7
Height: 30m (98 ft)
Spread: 9m (30 ft)
Moisture: normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Growth Rate: fast
Life Span: long (over 100 yrs.)
Maintenance: low
Suckering: none
In Row Spacing: 3m (10-15 ft)
Between Row Spacing: 5m (16-20 ft)
White Pine is long lived, fast growing pine, native to Eastern Canada. This Pine is characterized by its size and beauty, with long bluish green needles and straight trunk it makes a great ornamental tree or is suitable for the interior row of a shelterbelt paired with Spruce.
MOUNTAIN SWISS PINE
Scientific Name: Pinus Mugo Rostrata
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Zone: 2-7
Height: 4m (13 ft)
Spread: 2m (7 ft)
Moisture: normal
Light: Full sun
Growth Rate: Medium
Life Span: long (over 100 yrs.)
Maintenance: low
Suckering: none
In Row Spacing: 3m (6-12 ft)
Between Row Spacing: 5m (16-20 ft)
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* Great for windbreaks and shelterbelts.
DECIDUOUS TREES
the term deciduous means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, after flowering; and to the shedding of ripe fruit.
