Colorado Information
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Capital City: Denver
Colorado official nickname:The Centennial State
Old standard abbreviation:Colo.
new postal code abbreviation:CO
Colorado Official State Flower
Rocky Mountain Columbine
Aquilegia caerules
Colorado State Tree
Blue Spruce
‘Pinaceae Picea Pungens’
Blue Spruces are evergreens, and are medium to large trees with pyramidal form.
Their leaves are stiff, growing from 3/4 to 1 1/4 inch long, and are a yellow-green to bluish or white.
The needles are very sharp and are borne on woody pegs.
On more mature trees, the branches appear layered. Gorgeous !
The Blue Spruce is the state tree for Colorado and Utah.
Colorado celebrates Arbor day the third Friday in April.
