TD Tree BeeForests Canada

Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org

USDA Forest Service - Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region , USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Blue Spruce

Picea pungens • Colorado Spruce, Silver Spruce

Non-native

Medium-sized tree that typically grows up to 30 meters tall. It is widely distributed in Canada and the United States and it used as a ornamental tree in many areas beyond it's natural range. As it's name suggests, Blue spruce has distinct blue-green needles and is known to be a hardy conifer. It is tough, long lived and can grow in a variety of different conditions.

Leaf

Needles; stiff, 15-30 mm long, very sharp pointed, bluish-green; spreading out all around the twig

Bark

Purplish-gray to brown, flaky, becoming red-brown and furrowed with age

Fruit/Seed

Large, pale brown cones that grow up to 10 cm long

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