I have read that Chihuahua Spruce (Picea chihuahuana) is heat tolerant. You'd have to look at some photos to see if they fit the look you are going for.

I'm trying some Picea abies in the SE US (USDA Zone 7, nearly zone 8), but fear I'm not going to be patient enough to see how many summers they will tolerate.

Thanks a lot for your answer.

This Chihuahua spruce is surely an interesting option to consider.A brief on-line check discovers the plant is kind of rare...
Hope no special overseas expedition to it's natural habitats required to get some seeds:).

Sorry, but no spruce will be able to take that climate, it's a complete non-starter.

If you want something that looks similar, either try Araucaria columnaris, or one of the forms of Cupressus sempervirens with level branches and drooping branchlets - they can look surprisingly spruce-like from a distance.

Resin

Interesting spruce this and the other mexican species especially the green variety of the Chihuahuana (Martinii?).
Where can you get seeds. It seems to be extremely sharp which would be nice as many picea over here as seedlings are eaten by deer, hares etc.