Colorado Blue Spruce
Found throughout the central Rockies, this spruce
borrows its name from the Centennial State and has
stout, three-sided needles about three quarters of an
inch in length. Its foliage can vary in color
from dark green to indigo blue, as pictured.
White Spruce
Spanning the entire width of North America, this
spruce is a decidedly Northland tree found throughout
the lake-studded Canadian Shield and northern United
States. Its delicate, blue-green foliage with
needles about one-half inch in length is very
appealing.
White Pine
Widely distributed throughout the forests of eastern
North America, this tree, native to the Northeast, has
soft, lacy, blue-green foliage with needles about
three to four inches in length. The White Pine
is a very graceful-looking evergreen with a
pleasant fragrance.
Norway
Spruce
Norway spruce grows may grow to 130 feet tall.
Diameter may reach as much as two feet on older trees.
It is readily identified by its dark green needles and
drooping branchlets. Trees have dark green crown with a
triangular shape. Leaves (needles) are 4-sided
(rectangular in section), 1/2-1 inch long, and sharp or
somewhat blunt at the tip.
Fraser Fir
Also
known as "Southern Balsam," this stately
fir, native to the Great Smoky Mountains of western
North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, is closely
related to its northern counterpart. Its soft,
emerald green needles with silvery undersides are
about three-quarters of an inch in length. Its
bottlebrush texture, sturdy branching, and outstanding
needle retention make it a superb Christmas tree whose
popularity has grown rapidly in recent years.