Plant types

Plant styles

Planting conditions

Seasonal interest

Nurseries & Gardens

Photo by Plant Image Library

This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

Show all photos

Buy Picea chihuahuana

Also Known As

Chihuahua Spruce

Plant type

tree, conifer

size

H: 80'-115'
W: 80'

planting zones

7a-9b

2 inch wide, 4-6 inch deep tube | $29.95

Buy button links to nursery site for checkout

Fewer than 5 at Forestfarm

5ff3843796fb3 | $15.95

Buy button links to nursery site for checkout

500 at Forestfarm

More Options

Picea chihuahuana plant details

Picea chihuahuana is an evergreen conifer tree with blue foliage. Features glaucous texture. Attracts birds. Grows well with sun and regular water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant and wind tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Picea chihuahuana

Plant type: conifer tree
Plant family: pinaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue
Mature size: 80 FT wide, 80 FT - 115 FT - tall
Uses: year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Picea chihuahuana

USDA Zones: 7a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, verticillium wilt and wind
Soil needs: average and well-drained

We independently publish plant data to search multiple nurseries at once. We may earn a commission on qualifying purchases when you buy through our links.

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This beautiful spruce is rare in cultivation and, due to deforestation, also endangered in the wild. This 60-90' conifer is native to the north facing mountainsides and canyons of northwest Mexico, discovered in 1942 by botanist Maximo Martinez. Its distinguishing features are scaly flaking bark and short, very sharp, uniformly-colored steely gray needles. Its coloring is similar to Blue Spruce but it is much more heat tolerant. S/M

By: Forestfarm

A tough little dog and a favorite of our local horned owls (our local pair was shot in the middle of the night by one of our low life neighbors) but I digress send out INS this Mexican native is living in the arboretum at Gees.