blue spruce
Silvery Colorado conifer
A blue spruce is a coniferous evergreen tree native to the Rocky Mountains, distinguished by its silvery-blue to blue-green needles.
It grows in a classic pyramidal shape and is widely planted as an ornamental, particularly as a specimen tree in yards and parks.
The blue coloration comes from a waxy coating on the needles.
Colorado adopted it as the state tree in 1939.
- coniferCone-bearing tree
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- Rocky MountainsWestern North American cordillera
- treeWoody perennial plant
- ColoradoWestern rectangular state
state tree · pyramidal shape · landscaping · front yard · curb appeal · ornamental tree · silvery · waxy coating · pine needles · Christmas tree · wildlife habitat · windbreak · holiday decoration · aesthetic appeal · shade tree · cones · towering · ornamental
- spruces
- Blue Thingssky, ocean, sea, blueberry, blueberries
- American PlantsAmerican elm, aster, azalea, bluebonnets, bluebonnet
- Christmas tree farmpine trees, tree lot, Douglas fir, Scotch pine, seedlings
- Christmas treesChristmas tree, ornaments, tree topper, tree stand, tree skirt
- coniferspine tree, fir, juniper, cypress, yew
blue spruceNorway spruce
European conifer species
pine · white pine · Scotch pine · fir · Douglas fir
blue sprucedeciduous tree
Tree shedding leaves annually
broadleaf tree · oak · maple · flowering tree · magnolia