'Bakeri' Blue Spruce

Picea pungens 'Bakeri'

Planted 1994

This dense spruce has a nice pyramidal shape and attractive silvery-blue foliage. It prefers to grow in full sun and adapts to different soil conditions. 'Bakeri' is a semi-dwarf, conical form, and reaches 12-18' tall and 6-8' wide at maturity. 

Bakeri Blue Spruce
Close up of Bakeri Blue Spruce needles
Close up of Bakeri Blue Spruce Bark
Height Width Zone Growth Rate Water Use
25-35 ft. 15-20 ft. 3-7 Slow Moderate

Leaf

Long, stiff, silvery-blue needles.

Fruit

Cones.

Flower

Not showy.

Advantages

'Bakeri' is semi-dwarf.

Disadvantages

Susceptible to a few minor pest and disease issues.