A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2005 Colorado Blue Spruce

I recieved my free colorado blue spruces from the arbor day foundation and I was wondering how fast they grow... when can I expect them to be big an beautiful like in the pictures? I much can I expect them to grow this year?

HI a 3 year old seedling colorado blue spruce should reach 6 feet high in 5 to 7 years

Kurlie, don't fertilize them this year. They are bare root trees, and the fertilizer will burn them. That's directly from ADF. (I have a lot of ADF trees right now myself, some from last year, and new ones this year.) I don't know how long the spruce take to grow tho.. I got the "flowering trees". My Washington Hawthorne last year took off like a shot, and the one is already a good 3' tall, from likely 6-9" last year.

Meg

HI I agree with meg don't fertilize them this year wait till next year to start sorry i should have put that in my first posting mine are second year trees.and thanks meg for catching my mistake on that

If you want quick growth & heitght, then try 'foxtail spruce' or 'lombardy poplar'

Thanks guys!! I think I'll be planting my trees tonight... you are all so helpful!!!