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Meyer Spruce needles and branches
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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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