I mistakenly believed this tree to be a blue spruce (Picea pungens), but it is not. I'm pretty sure it's an Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii).
I measured its height on 4 Sep 24 as 18 m, with a breast high diameter of 50.6 cm.
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| top of tree |
cone, 7 cm
top cone stripped by squirrels? |
scale (15 mm) and seeds (8 mm) |
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I mistakenly believed this tree to be a blue spruce (Picea pungens), but it is not. I'm pretty sure it's an Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii).
I measured its height on 4 Sep 24 as 18 m, with a breast high diameter of 50.6 cm.
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|
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|
| top of tree |
cone, 7 cm
top cone stripped by squirrels? |
scale (15 mm) and seeds (8 mm) |
- Links
- iNaturalist
- Wikipedia
- USDA
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Picea engelmannii
(Engelmann Spruce)