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Colorado blue spruce

American  

noun

  1. blue spruce.


Etymology

Origin of Colorado blue spruce

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

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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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