Show The Blue Spruce g r rr r tn I x 7 I I I I ti By Paul M. M Dunn Professor of fully during during- the dormant season Forestry Utah State Agricultural There is hardY hardlY a town in the United Un Un- College lied States but that has one or more specimens of this noted orThe orThe ornamental or or- The blue spruce growing in it Is a beautiful evergreen that is The blue spruce is not a fast native to this Rocky Mountain growing tree especially for the section It is widely videly used as an first few years but when once ornamental because of its bluish established will average over one color but it is also an excellent foot of growth a year The color wind break tree since it retains of the foliage varies varies' through all its branches to the ground shades shades' from gr green n to silver blue This tree has single needles that The small seeds are arc found in the theare theare are square in cross section stiff rough cones that are about four and sharp to the touch It does inches long not do well much above feet For a windbreak planting thein thein the in elevation and prefers the moist trees should be set about ten feet or irrigated situations on the better bet bet- betin in the row and 12 feet between ter soils This spruce is one of the rows in order that the branches easiest evergreens to move and will meet forming a dense hedge- hedge can be transplanted very success success- like planting |