blue spruce
a spruce, Picea pungens, of western North America, having bluish-green leaves, grown as an ornamental: the state tree of Colorado and Utah.
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Origin of blue spruce
1- Also called Colorado blue spruce, Colorado spruce.
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How to use blue spruce in a sentence
Another tree that we like is the Colorado blue spruce; it is hardy and grows excellently.
It may mean planting blue spruce or junipers around the house in a pleasing way, or you may use plants.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting | Northern Nut Growers AssociationThe Colorado blue spruce is another excellent variety for general planting, with rich, blue-green foliage.
Amateur Gardencraft | Eben E. RexfordShe saw a blood-colored flash, and then the Bird perched on a branch of blue spruce on the hillside.
Shaman | Robert SheaIt is not unusual for blue spruce trees to divide near the ground in three or four branches.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson
British Dictionary definitions for blue spruce
a spruce tree, Picea pungens glauca, native to the Rocky Mountains of North America, having blue-green needle-like leaves: Also called: balsam spruce
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