Picea pungens
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
| Genus: | Picea |
| Species: | P. pungens |
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| Picea pungens Engelm. |
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Picea pungens, also known as the Blue Spruce or Colorado Blue Spruce, is a species of spruce native to the Rocky Mountains of the United States. It is a common horticultural tree in northeastern United States, and southeastern Canada.[1][2]
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Uses [edit]
The Navajo and Keres Native Americans used this as a traditional medicinal plant and ceremonial item.[3]
- Symbol
The blue spruce is the State Tree of Utah and Colorado.[4]
Cultivation [edit]
Picea pungens and its many cultivars are cultivated as ornamental trees, and it is among the most widely planted ornamental spruces in gardens and parks.[1][2][5] It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry.[1]
Cultivars [edit]
Many cultivars have been selected for their distinctive form, size and foliage color. They include:
- 'Glauca Globosa' - shrub from 3–5 feet (0.91–1.5 m) in height.[6] This cultivar has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]
- 'Fat Albert' - compact perfect cone to 10 feet (3.0 m) of a silver blue color.[8]
- 'Glauca Jean's Dilly' - shrub from 3–6 feet (0.91–1.8 m) in height.[9]
- 'Glauca Pendula' - drooping branches, spreads to about 8 feet (2.4 m) wide by 4 feet (1.2 m) tall.[10]
- 'Hoopsii'[11]
- 'Koster'[12]
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Gallery [edit]
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Mature cone
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Immature cone
References [edit]
- ^ a b c USDA . accessed 1.12.2012
- ^ a b Barnes, Burton V.; Warren J. Wagner Jr. (September 15, 1981). Michigan Trees: A Guide to the Trees of Michigan and the Great Lakes Region. Biological Science Series. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-08018-2.
- ^ U. Michigan-Dearborn: Ethnobotany . accessed 1.12.2012
- ^ "State Trees & State Flowers". United States National Arboretum. June 11, 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ Conifers.org . accessed 1.12.2012
- ^ Missouri Botanical Garden: Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa'
- ^ http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1465
- ^ Missouri Botanical Garden: Picea pungens Fat Albert
- ^ Missouri Botanical Garden: Picea pungens 'Glauca Jean's Dilly'
- ^ Fine Gardening Plant Guide: Picea pungens ‘Glauca Pendula'
- ^ http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1466
- ^ http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1467
- USDA Plant Profile for Picea pungens (blue spruce)
- Conifers.org: Picea pungens (blue spruce) description
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center NPIN — Native Plant Information Network
- Interactive Distribution Map of Picea pungens
- Picea pungens — U.C. Photo Gallery
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Flora of the Rocky Mountains
- Garden plants of North America
- Garden plants
- Least concern flora of the United States
- Naturalized trees of West Virginia
- Ornamental trees
- Picea
- Plants used in traditional Native American medicine
- Symbols of Colorado
- Symbols of Utah
- Trees of Canada
- Trees of Colorado
- Trees of Eastern Canada
- Trees of North America
- Trees of the Northeastern United States
- Trees of the United States
- Trees of the Western United States
- Trees of Utah
