Horticulturists recommend Colorado Blue Spruce for planting as a yard tree over most others. It grows quite well throughout the Northern United States eventhough its natural range is limited to the Rocky Mountains. This tree has a striking blue color, is planted throughout the United States and Europe and is a favorite Christmas tree.
Blue spruce (Picea pungens) is also called Colorado blue spruce, Colorado spruce, silver spruce, and pino real. It is a slow-growing, long-lived tree of medium size that, because of its symmetry and color, is planted extensively as an ornamental. It is the state tree of Colorado.
