Age / Size: 2-0 / 18-24" · Height: 50-100 ft (15-30 m) · Spread: broad dense pyramid when young, narrowing with age; trunk to 3 ft 3 in (1 m) Crown shape: Broad dense pyramidal when young, becoming narrow and symmetrical with age; stiff ascending branches Light: Full sun; good air circulation important · Soil: Well-drained alluvial and riparian soils, also glacial and lacustrine soils · Moisture: Cannot tolerate hot, humid summers · Zones: 3-7 (performs best in 3-4) Flowers / fruit: Pendulous slender cylindrical cones, green or reddish turning brown 4-8 months after pollination Wildlife & landscape: Deer, rabbits and grouse browse the foliage in winter; seeds eaten by red squirrel, chickadees, nuthatches and pine siskin Native range: West-central Alaska across Canada to Newfoundland, south to Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York and Vermont Cautions: One of the most tolerant spruces for wind, heat, cold, drought and crowding, but poor with pollution or salt spray. Needle and stem rust, canker, trunk and root rot; yellowheaded spruce sawfly, spruce budworm, eastern spruce beetle; mites can seriously injure it. Crushed needles are pungent. Sources: NC State Extension · Wikipedia

PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS: All Tree Sale orders are to be picked up at Farmstead Flats (6338 Lovers Lane, Portage, MI 49002) - on April 16th, 2026 (9am-5pm) and/or April 17th, 2026 (9am-12pm)