Allen Hill Farm · Tree field guide
Meyer Spruce
Blue-spruce beauty with gentler needles
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Meyer Spruce
Picea meyeri
Meyer spruce offers a handsome blue-green appearance and firm branches, with needles that are generally less prickly than Colorado blue spruce.
Tree characteristics
Branch strength
Strong
Color
Blue-green
Needle retention
Good for a spruce
Fragrance
Light, evergreen
Needle texture
Short, stiff, relatively blunt
Typical shape
Dense, uniform cone
Characteristics are general guidance; individual trees vary. A fresh cut and plenty of water help maintain freshness and needle retention.
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Brooklyn · Connecticut