COMMON NAME(S): Colorado Blue Spruce, Blue Spruce 

LEAF: Stiff, sharp, needle, sparse curve, approx. 1” long.  Blue-green and give off a pleasant odor when rubbed. 

BARK: gray-brown bark. 

CONE: 1.5 – 4” in length, with rhombic scales with the upper edge toothed.  Greenish-blue when young, becoming bright brown when ripe. 

GROWTH:  Can reach height of 115’ and a trunk circumference of 8 ft. 

DISTRIBUTION: Found between 6000’ – 10,000’ in the Rocky Mountains and in the south-western United States. 

LOCATION: Chapel Valley Subdivision, Quincy, IL