page_title: Blue spruce
section_title: Cultivation
hierarchical_section_title: Blue spruce / Cultivation
caption_attribution_description: English: Blue Spruce new growth along Terrace Boulevard in Ewing, New Jersey
context_page_description: The blue spruce, green spruce, white spruce, Colorado spruce, or Colorado blue spruce, with the Latin name Picea pungens, is a species of spruce tree. It is native to North America, and is found in growing zones 1 through 7. Its natural range extends from northern New Mexico through Colorado and Utah to Wyoming and into Alberta and British Columbia, but it has been widely introduced elsewhere and is used as an ornamental tree in many places far beyond its native range. The blue spruce has blue-green coloured needles and is a coniferous tree.
context_section_description: Picea pungens and its many cultivars are often grown as ornamental trees in gardens and parks. It is also grown for the Christmas tree industry.
caption: 'Mission Blue' blue spruce new growth in spring
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