blue spruce
noun
: a spruce (Picea pungens) native to the Rocky Mountains that has sharp usually bluish-gray needles and is often planted as an ornamental
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As a result, what was originally a course built on farmland was crowded with crab apples, flowering cherries, blue spruces and loads and loads of pin oaks.
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Some of the color choices include blue spruce, driftwood, morning matcha, moonstone grey, and midnight blue.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Next, fill in gaps with snips of blue spruce or juniper branches for color.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
Use a blue spruce wreath to carry the ocean color scheme.
—Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Some of the color choices include blue spruce, driftwood, morning matcha, moonstone grey, and midnight blue.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Next, fill in gaps with snips of blue spruce or juniper branches for color.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
Use a blue spruce wreath to carry the ocean color scheme.
—Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023
See All Example Sentences for blue spruce
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“Blue spruce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20spruce. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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