Genus Picea (Spruces)
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Picea pungens
(Blue Spruce)
31 Aug 2024
In northeast corner of yard.
Cone 110 mm, needles 25 mm, scale 20 mm
Picea engelmannii
(Engelmann Spruce)
This is a spruce tree in our backyard. I have always assumed that it was a blue spruce (Picea pungens), but I\'m pretty sure that it\'s not. Now I\'m trying to figure out what it is.\r\n\r\nThe top cone is one that I figure the squirrels have strippe ...
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\r\n\r\nThe top cone is one that I figure the squirrels have stripped and eaten the seeds.
\r\n\r\nCone length 7 cm, scale length 15 mm
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Picea pungens
(Blue Spruce)

Picea engelmannii
(Engelmann Spruce)
Taxonomy
Subfamily:
Pinoideae (Pines, Spruces, Larches, and Allies)
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