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Picea pungens
Colorado Spruce
Pinaceae
Located on northeast side of Beech Hall (group).
- needles 1" long, very stiff and sharp to touch (hurtful)
- needles borne radially around stem
- needles vary in color, green to deep blue
- needles often have dieback damage from Spruce Gall Adelgid (brown,
thickened areas)
- cones 3"-4" long, 2 teeth per bract end
- cones light brown
- habit dense when young, more open with age
- branches horizontal and stiff, no pendulous branchlets
View Picea pungens
page in the UConn Plant Database
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