Colorado blue spruce
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Colorado blue spruce
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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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
There is a vast variety in color, too, from the wonderful whitish or "glaucous" blue of the Colorado blue spruce, to the deep shining green of Nordmann's fir, a splendid introduction from the Caucasus.
From Getting Acquainted with the Trees by McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace)
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