'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

Bakeri Blue Spruce cone












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.