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Show BLUE SPRUCE DESIGNATEDUTAH DESIGNATEDUTAH DESIGNATED DESIGNATEDUTAH UTAH TREE BY LEGISLATURIsBlue LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURIs LEGISLATUREBlue Blue spruce has been designated de.slgtlated deslgtlated . theofficial the theofficial theofficial official Utah state tree by action of ofthe ofthe ofthe the legislature The bill blll was intro mtro- mtro intro- mtroduced introduced introduced - duced in m the house by Representative RepresentativeVernon RepresentativeWeston RepresentativeWeston ' Weston Vemon Vernon and piesented plesented presented in m the theI thesenate thesenate I sena senate te by Ml Mis Mrs s Burton W Musser , , andwas and andwas andwas I unamI , was passed by both blanches branches unani unam- unam unani- unammously unanimously unanimously - mously in 111 little moie mOle more than one hour's hours hour'stime hour'stime hour'stime hourstime ' time The measure was sponsored by bythe bythe bythe the Utah State Federation of Women sclubs s sclubs sclubs sclubsThe clubs clubsThe The botanical botamcal identification of thlS this thisspecies thlSSpeC1CS thisspecies SpeC1CS species of spruce Is "Picca Picca "P1CC3 P1CC3 "Pieta Pieta " . pun gena gena"and genaand " and the standardized standardlZed common name is is"Blue is"Blue Is"Blue IsBlue "Blue Blue " Spruce , , " according accordmg to the Forest ForestService ForestService ForestService Service , , and it is 1S the recognized com com- common common common - mon name na.me . by all forest schools anduniversities and anduniversities anduniversities universities There are , , however , , as asmany asmany asmany many as ten common names in use for fortl forthis forthis tl this s species . , Including Colorado Blue BlueSpruce BlueSpruce BlueSpruce Spruce , Sliver Silver Spruce , , Water Spruce Spruceetc , etc But common names are more or orless orless orless less provincial and are not the same in samein all parts of the country . In Colo Colo- Colorado Colorado Colorado - rado it is known by as many as seven sevendifferent sevendifferent different sevendifferent common names . . Blue spruce is a valuable tree for forI lumber forlumber , , is Important for wood lot use useand , , I . and ofthe It Is one of the most beautiful of . the conifers for ornamental purposes . , It purposesIt is found In the Wasatch and Uintah Uintahmountains Ulntahmountains ' mountains a at a"t " elevations elevat10ns up to about about7000 7000 feet , , but it may be transplanted successfully thestate transplantedsuccessfully inmost in most all parts of thestate the thestate state Its distribution is confined to tothe the Central Rocky mountain region , , I I , . _ _ u _ _ 4 ' . , . nl1t.hern nl1thern . wyoming I ! I ( extending through northIem Utah from and southern Colorado to Wyomingthrough Wyomingthrough north north- north-I north I northem northern - Ithrough ern em Arizona and New MexicoWhile MexicoWhile Mexico MexicoWhile states have adapted or- or of- of orficlal official of official - While most ficial ficlal state flowers , . Utah is very much muchin muchin I Iin in the lead in the . adoption .adoption of an or-I or I orIficial of- of official of official - ficial state tree . |