Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea Pungens

Description

The Colorado Blue Spruce scientifically known as Picea Pungens is a coniferous tree with blue-green needles. It is also known as Green Spruce, White Spruce, Colorado Spruce, and other names.

Male cones can be found throughout the tree, while female cones can be found at the tree’s peak. Cultivation Picea Pungens and its many cultivars are frequently grown as ornamental trees in gardens and parks. It is also grown for the Christmas tree industry.

Where it can be found

It is native to North America and can be found in USDA Hardiness Zones 1-7. It can also be found naturally in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. It has been widely introduced into other parts of the world and is used as an ornamental tree in many places that are far away from its native range.