Alternatives to Blue Spruce for the Southwest
These colorful conifers are better suited to low irrigation, heat, and sunlight Many of my landscaping customer want a blue color from evergreen to balance out the earth step of our eminent desert surround . One of the go - to conifers used for this aim has traditionally been down in the mouth spruce ( Picea pungens , Zones 2–7 ) and its many cultivars . However , blue spruce has high-pitched urine needs than can be realistically allow for in our region , and it suffer in our hot and wry summer ....