Real Blue Spruce Christmas Tree

Needle retention is better than some of other spruce species.

Real blue spruce christmas tree.

It is the official state tree of both colorado and utah. All specimens are sustainably grown and freshly cut. The norway spruce is a beautiful tree but does not hold its needles well and should be purchased just a week or so before december 25. As a christmas tree white spruce has excellent foliage color short stiff needles and a good natural shape.

Colorado blue spruce or blue spruce is an attractive tree often used for christmas trees or as ornamentals particularly in the eastern united states and europe. The two most important insect pests are spruce budworm and spruce sawfly. We are closed for the 2019 season. National tree company pre lit artificial christmas tree includes pre strung white lights and stand north valley blue spruce 7 5 ft 3 8 out of 5 stars 181 176 00 176.

Welcome to severt s family owned and operated tree farm. Most types of real christmas trees take approximately seven years to reach maturity and for every tree that is harvested anywhere from one to three more seedlings are planted. The species generally reaches a height of 65 115 feet at maturity with a diameter of 2 3 feet. The national christmas tree association notes that the overall color of norway spruce is fair to excellent but needle retention is considered poor unless the trees are cut fresh and kept properly watered.

Considered one of the most popular evergreens blue spruce picea pungens is an ornamental tree featuring silvery blue needles 3 to 4 inch pine cones and tan or gray. The blue spruce makes a great real outdoor christmas tree and looks stunning next to water. White spruce has one of the largest ranges of any north american conifer. It s native to the rocky mountains and grows naturally in new mexico colorado utah wyoming and montana.

Also called the colorado blue spruce this tree hails from over the pond. Christmas tree farms raise and harvest different varieties of trees virtually eliminating the harvesting of trees in the wild which can deplete valuable forests. How to shape a blue spruce. The blue spruce picea pungens is for life not just for christmas by that we mean it s a pretty popular tree amongst keen gardeners the world over.