It has a low canopy and should not be planted underneath power lines.
Green spruce tree growth rate.
Most specimens are 7 to 15 feet in height occasionally reaching 20 feet.
Typically mature evergreen trees reach anywhere from twenty to sixty feet tall when taken care of properly.
The needles remain green throughout winter.
That means you must keep up with the soil environment.
This is the dbh of the tree.
White spruce is another good selection for a mid range grower.
This spruce will grow to be around 50 tall x 20 wide at maturity.
The foliage consists of flat sprays of glossy bright green.
Partial or light shade is preferred but hemlocks will survive even in full shade.
Green giant shrubs can climb to a towering height of 50 to 60 feet at maturity with a spread of 12 to 20 feet.
Likes to be planted in full sun and well drained soils.
During its 500 year life a sitka spruce will reach between 160 and 220 feet with 60 inches per year growth rate until it reaches maturity.
If the growth rate matters to you and you want fast growing shade trees check in with a plant professional if necessary.
The tree has urn shaped cones about 1 2 inch long that turn reddish brown in fall.
With its soft feathery texture rich bluish green color and growth rate of 3 to 4 feet per year it s no wonder the leyland cypress x cupressocyparis leylandii is a garden center bestseller.
Native to siberia this evergreen reaches heights of 70 feet with a narrow 10 foot spread.
Growing at a medium rate to 50 feet in 30 years this is the best evergreen tree for shady locations.
Coming in second with an average growth rate of 30 inches annually the norway spruce has an impressive yet manageable height between 40 and 60 feet.
You can then estimate the age of the tree by multiplying this growth factor by the dbh in inches.
Green giant is not the only biggie in this family.
Emerald green is a semi dwarf cultivar that has a narrow pyramidal shape.
While the majority of these coniferous tree species have a fairly unremarkable average growth rate between 6 inches and 11 inches per year the sitka spruce picea sitchensis norway spruce picea abies and colorado blue spruce picea pungens glauca are renowned for their extraordinarily fast rates of growth.
Cbh inches pi dbh inches where pi is the constant 3 141592.
Next use the tree species growth factors table to find the growth factor associated with the species of tree.
Furthermore their growth can be as fast as 3 feet per year.