PERPETUAL POPULARITY (COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE)

Written By Alex Crowson
 

What makes a tree popular? What keeps a tree popular? Ask the Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens), whose commercial popularity has lasted decades with no sign of slowing down. The “Norm” to plant nurseries’ Cheers, this spruce is a common character from corporate courtyards to suburban yards. Plus, we ask the question: will this tree’s popularity ever end?

Colorado Blue Spruce
(Picea pungens)

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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
Episode cover photo by Annie Spratt

Additional Reading:

The Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)
Blue spruce fact sheet
Why is your blue spruce not blue?
Stressed plants make ultrasonic clicking noises
How Trees Move Water

 
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