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Illustration of a blue spruce tree (Picea pungens), an evergreen conifer with dense, blue-green needles and a symmetrical, pyramidal shape.
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blue spruce

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Also known as: Colorado spruce, Picea pungens
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Illustration of a blue spruce tree (Picea pungens), an evergreen conifer with dense, blue-green needles and a symmetrical, pyramidal shape.
blue spruce Blue spruce (Picea pungens).

The blue spruce, or Colorado spruce (Picea pungens), is an evergreen tree native to the Rocky Mountains. It is often planted as an ornamental due to its sharp, bluish-gray needles and symmetrical growth habit. Spruces, in general, are coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae, important for pulp in the paper industry, and their timber is used in various applications, including construction and musical instruments. Spruce cones characteristically hang downward.12

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