Black Hills Spruce            PI-see-a GLAW-ka den-SA-ta

• Conifer, evergreen tree, 20-40 ft (6-12 m), symmetrical, compact, slow growing, .  Needles may range from bright green to bluish green.  Trees sometimes similar to P. glauca.
• Sun, light shade.  Tough, withstands wind, heat, cold, drought, and crowding; can be used as hedge.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 2    Native to the Black Hills of southwestern South Dakota.  The South Dakota State Tree.
• densata:  compact, dense.