Trees · question 5
Look at the colour of the needles and the cones.
- Green and prickly; hanging cones of 10–15 cm: Side shoots often hang like curtains; reddish-brown, flaky bark.
- Blue-grey to silvery blue and very sharp: Cones of 6–10 cm with crinkled scale edges; usually a garden tree.
All species with this feature
Still possible
- Norway spruce (Picea abies)
- Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens)