Blue Spruce

Significance of Name

The common name is blue spruce and the scientific name is picea pungens. The names are important because there are different types of trees used as Christmas trees, including this one. Also, each type of tree has a different story in history and other uses so it's important to distinguish the various types of trees.

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Picea

My Connection

Every year since I can remember, my mom, brother, cousins, and I would get a Christmas Tree from E.H. Glueck & Co. We could get a blue spruce and strap it on top of our car. After we got the Christmas Tree, we would go to Crown Candy Kitchen for lunch. We no longer get a Christmas Tree now that my brother and I are older, but we still meet our cousins for lunch at Crown Candy Kitchen during the holiday season. Even though we only do half of the tradition, it still holds special memories I have with my family from my childhood.

Interesting Facts

Can grow up to 80 ft. tall

Lives to 600-800 years

Discovered in 1862

Importance of Blue Spruce Native

The blue spruce is native to central and southern Rocky Mountains. They are mainly used for their appearance not for timber. A prime example would be a Christmas Tree. Not only humans use these trees but animals use them as shelter whether it's birds making nests or some type of rodent living its trunk.

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