Colorado blue spruce

American  

noun

1. blue spruce.

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Etymology

Origin of Colorado blue spruce

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

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Colorado blue spruce

Whether it’s a towering noble fir, a medium-sized Colorado blue spruce or even a fake plastic evergreen, expect to pay more for your Christmas tree this season.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2021

Join and you can receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce seedlings with instructions on how to plant them.

From Slate ● May 25, 2020

This year’s tree is a 63-foot-tall Colorado blue spruce.

From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2015

That’s the belief of John Leyden of Big John Leyden’s Christmas Tree Farm, which donated the 17-foot Colorado blue spruce to the state.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2011

Another tree that we like is the Colorado blue spruce; it is hardy and grows excellently.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.