Black Hills Spruce Seedlings

The Black Hills spruce is a variety of the more widespread white spruce found naturally only in southwest South Dakota and a small portion of northeast Wyoming. While not as widely known as other spruces, this ornamental spruce can be planted just about anywhere that the more common Colorado spruce will grow.

• Features bright green needles
• Works well as an ornamental or in windbreaks and screens
• Offers a denser, more compact habit than the white spruce
• Is adapted to cold and is very resistant to winter injury
• Requires little pruning