Colorado Blue Spruce;  Picea pungens

Bark: Gray-brown with thick scales on mature trees.

Leaves: Evergreen needles are blue or light green with white lines; 1 to 1-1/4 inches long with thin, long, flexible and irregularly toothed scales; contains paired, long-winged seeds.

Fruit: Shiny light brown, cylindrical cones; 2 to 4 inches long with thin, long, flexible and irregularly toothed scales; contains paired, long-winged seeds.

Elevation: 6,700 to 11,500 feet.

Height: 70 to 115 feet.

Habitat: Well-drained, sandy soils; moist sites of narrow bottomlands or along mountains streams; often in pure stands.

Relation to Fire: Easily killed by fire due to thin bark, shallow roots and low branches.

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