blue spruce

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.

blue spruce

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue spruce¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

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

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

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The Colorado Blue Spruce is another excellent variety for general planting, with rich, blue-green foliage.

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She saw a blood-colored flash, and then the Bird perched on a branch of blue spruce on the hillside.

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It is not unusual for blue spruce trees to divide near the ground in three or four branches.

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