Picea pungens

Picea pungens Engelm. Engl.: Colorado blue spruce, blue spruce. Deu.: Stech-Fichte, Blau-Fichte. Suom.: okakuusi. Sven.: blågran, stickgran.

Spruce shoot syrup.

Henriette's herbal blog: I've made spruce shoot syrups every few years for decades.

Photo: Picea pungens.

Photo: Picea pungens. Spring shoots of blue spruce and dwarf mountain pine in a basket. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Picked. 2006-06-21.

Photo: Picea pungens 2.

Photo: Picea pungens 2. Very pretty grayish-blue color. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2006-06-21.

Photo: Picea pungens 1.

Photo: Picea pungens 1. Spring growth. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2006-06-21.