Spruce Christmas Tree

Christmas tree is an inseparable part of Christmas celebration. During Christmas, you will find every Christian house being decorated with a Christmas tree. There are many types of Christmas trees but the basic two kinds are real and artificial Christmas trees. Though artificial Christmas trees are long lasting, but it does not give you the fragrance and appearance of a natural Christmas tree. One such natural Christmas tree is spruce Christmas tree.

Spruce is a type of evergreen, conical tree that is popularly used as a Christmas tree. The reason why they are used as a Christmas tree is their proportioned narrow and conical growth. They are found in the temperate regions of the earth. They are commonly used as an ornamental tree. The tree's length depends on the region where it is growing, but it can grow unto 20-60 meters. Spruce Christmas trees are used in many countries for Christmas. In the year 1978, this tree was used as an official Christmas tree and planted before the White House in United States of America.

You can identify a Spruce Christmas tree by its singly attached leaves that are arranged in a spiral fashion. Even if the leaves shed, they leave the branches rough. The leaves are one to one and half inch long. These trees are not just used during Christmas but they also have other different uses. They can be used to make paper, musical instruments, wooden aircraft and indoor furniture.

There are different types of spruce Christmas trees. Read ahead their properties and decided which spruce tree you want as your Christmas tree:

• White Spruce Christmas Tree: This Christmas tree is long lasting, as its needles do not shed off soon. The needles are short and stiff. Another plus point of this tree is that is has good coloring and an attractive shape. The scientific name of this tree is Picea Glauca.

• Blue Spruce Christmas Tree: The name of this tree is the result of its blue- green leaves that are blue at the tips. This feature of the tree makes it stand apart from the other spruce trees. Along with this, you will find that the tree has dense foliage that makes it a perfect background for Christmas decorations, it also has a good natural aroma, and the needle retention of this tree is good. The branches are strong enough to hold heavy Christmas ornaments.

• Serbian Spruce Christmas Tree: One unique feature of this tree is that it has leaves of two colors. They are green on the top and blue at the bottom. It is a dense and narrow Christmas tree. The name of the tree is so because it originally belongs to Serbia. The scientific name of this tree is Picea Omorika.

• Black Hills Spruce Christmas Trees: The scientific name of this tree is picea glauca densata. The specialty of this tree is that it is tough and pyramidal in shape. It can grow in a wide range of soils. It is a medium sized tree and can grow faster.

The above mentioned points give you an idea of the best spruce Christmas trees and about their various properties. So, this Christmas try out one of them and make your Christmas special.