blue spruce

American  

noun

1. 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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blue spruce British  

noun

1. Also called: balsam spruce.  a spruce tree, Picea pungens glauca , native to the Rocky Mountains of North America, having blue-green needle-like leaves

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Etymology

Origin of blue spruce

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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blue spruce

In 18,47, Imgard reportedly celebrated Christmas by decorating blue spruce with candy canes and ornaments and his neighbors in Wooster, Ohio, took notice.

From Fox News ● Dec. 19, 2021

There are eight varieties spread across 20 acres: Scotch pine, white pine, Fraser fir, Canaan fir, concolor fir, Norway spruce, blue spruce, and Douglas fir.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2021

The wildly colorful blue spruce was adorned with popcorn strings, daisy strands and cranberry garland.

From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2020

He added a pond and has planted 58 blue spruce and arborvitae trees.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2020

It may mean planting blue spruce or junipers around the house in a pleasing way, or you may use plants.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting Downington, Pennsylvania, September 11 and 12, 1933 by Northern Nut Growers Association