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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Apr 26, 2017

This is a neighbor's tree I've always wondered about. I wasn't comfortable going in the yard so roadside picks were all I took. The cones look good for a Colorado Spruce but it's so damn skinny! Is it a particular variety of CS?

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Apr 27, 2017

That doesn't look like a Picea pungens at all to me. Maybe a skinny Picea abies, but more like a Serbian Spruce - Picea omorika.

Walk up to it and take good closeups, already. Serbian Spruce has flattened vs. squarish needles, and the undersides of the upswept branches' needles will be strikingly glaucous.

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growin Beautiful, BC(Zone 8b) Apr 27, 2017

I'm agreeing with ViburnumValley on your neighbours tree. Picea omorika grows narrow and upright. It was what I was thinking before he posted. A very desireable conifer.

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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Apr 29, 2017

Never walk in anyone's yard without permission! That is a surefire way to cause problems!

That being said, thanks for the ID. I thought is was a Serbian for years until I saw those cones.

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) May 05, 2017

Yep, Colorado Spruce is correct - the wavy cone scales are correct for that, and completely wrong for Serbian

Resin

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neefman East Bridgewater, MA May 06, 2017

Cool! I'm glad I got it right! Thanks!

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