*Colorado blue spruce
*Picea pungens ‘Glauca’
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE
Pinaceae
W. North America
Location: map coordinates E-29 (near northwest corner of Price Building), N 39°11'14'' W 75°32'28''
Planting history: presently unknown.
Description:
*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE
Pinaceae
W. North America
Location: map coordinates E-29 (near northwest corner of Price Building), N 39°11'14'' W 75°32'28''
Planting history: presently unknown.
Description:
- evergreen tree, conifer
- etymology: Picea from pix = pitch (sticky resin); pungens = sharp, pointed (leaves); ‘Glauca’ = glaucous (whitish-greyish waxy coating)
- leaves short, needle-like; 4-sided and sharp-pointed (as in other spruces)
- cones light brown, ca 4” long
- native to higher elevations of Rocky Mountains
- slow-growing and long-lived (ca 600-800 yrs)
- wood soft and brittle
*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)
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