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Blue spruce, or prickly spruce (Picea pungens Engelm.), is a tree; a species of the genus Spruce. The natural range of the species is western North America from southeastern Idaho south through the states of Utah and Colorado to Arizona and New Mexico. It grows at altitudes of 1750-3000 m. It grows most often in mountain valleys along rivers and streams, where the soil is wetter. The species is very common, the conservation status is assessed as the lowest threat. Blue spruce is an evergreen coniferous tree with a height of 12-20 m. The diameter of the trunk is up to 1.5 m. The bark is thin and scaly; the crown of young trees is narrow—conical, in old trees it becomes cylindrical. It has needles 15-30 mm long, rhombic in cross-section. The color of the needles ranges from grayish-green to bright blue. The cones are slightly cylindrical, 6-11 cm long and 2 cm wide when closed, up to 4 cm wide when opened. The color of the cones is from reddish to purple, the mature cone is light brown. The seeds are black and 3-4 mm long with a light brown wing 10-13 mm long. It is often used as an ornamental plant. It is a tree symbol of the states of Utah and Colorado.
Picea pungens Engelm. to the Tashkent Botanical Garden. the seeds of the species are F from Yalta state.N. Rusanov tobacco was brought in 1953 for the purpose of introduction and planted in nurseries. Sprouts planted from seeds were unub in March 1953, and young sprouts were transplanted into the conifer collection in 1959. Currently, the collection is growing 2 adult trees of this species.
