blue spruce

noun

Definition of blue spruce

: a spruce (Picea pungens) native to the Rocky Mountains that has sharp usually bluish-gray needles and is often planted as an ornamental

Examples of blue spruce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Several species of evergreen trees are commonly harvested for Christmas trees, including Fraser fir, balsam fir, blue spruce, Scotch pine, and Norway spruce. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "Don't Toss That X-Mas Tree: Let's Make Something Instead," 26 Dec. 2020 The Millennium Park blue spruce is a gift from Morgan Park resident Catherine Townsend, who planted the tree in 1985. — Stephanie Reynolds, chicagotribune.com, "2020 guide for the December holidays in Chicago: Here’s how to plan for travel, staying home, food, entertainment and gifts," 10 Dec. 2020 Here's just a taste of what to expect: Juicy Tree (10.1% ABV), made with blue spruce tips, juniper berries and cranberries. — Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, "Top 5 Michigan craft beer holiday packs to get you through the rest of 2020," 2 Dec. 2020 View the city’s 35-foot-tall blue spruce Christmas tree, take photos with Santa on Nov. 28 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., shop items from local artisans on Nov. 29 and ride the holiday carousel for $3. — Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, "Holiday festivals and lightings throughout North Texas," 19 Nov. 2020 This year’s tree is a 45-foot blue spruce donated by the Townsend family of the Morgan Park neighborhood. — Doug George, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago’s Christmas tree lighting goes virtual to kick off 2020 holiday events," 6 Nov. 2020 The low branches on my beautiful blue spruce look to be dying. — oregonlive, "Blue spruce’s branches are dying; now what? Ask an expert," 11 Oct. 2020 Decades earlier Boy Scouts on a service project had planted this land thick with white pine, green spruce, blue spruce. — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, "$1.6M hideaway on Lake Lapeer stuns with views of shore and nature," 8 Aug. 2020 Soon, the aspens are swallowed up in mixed conifer woodlands of Douglas firs, ponderosa pines and Engelmann and blue spruce. — Mare Czinar, azcentral, "Flower-filled Mount Baldy Crossover Trail is a gorgeous summer hike. Here's how to do it," 11 June 2020

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