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Blue Spruce -The blue spruce is spruce tree. It was first discovered on Pikes Peak in 1862. In 1939 the legislature adopted the blue spruce. Photograph by Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service ||
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 * Colorado State Tree: Colorado Blue Spruce

The blue spruce grows at elevation of 5,000 to 11,000 feet. The color is green, blue,or true silver. Sometimes the Blue Spruce is called the silver spruce. The blue and silver colors come from a bloom or powder on the needles. This powder wears off as the years go on. Old Blue Spruces are often dark green. The Colorado blue spruce won by two votes to become our Colorado tree. The needles are about an inch long and are usually a dull blue-green. The blue spruce has a rough brown bark. It has light brown cones. The cones grow up to four inches in length. It is a great Christmas tree when it comes around Christmas. The blue spruce is now our state tree.

Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly - On April 17,1996 legislature adopted the Hairstreak Butterfly. The Hairstreak butterfly is two inches in width and has purple wings with black borders. It also has golden orange spots and is blue gray underneath. Its easily identified because of its beautiful colors and the slender tail. The tail is part of the bottom wing. The hairstreak butterfly usually lives in the foothill or mountain canyons of southern Colorado. It lives in elevation of 6,500 to 7,5000 feet. The Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly lays its eggs on bark of Gambell's oak. The oak tree is our state insects main plant food. The Colorado Hairstreak butterfly has golden orange spots usually two or three. It lives in southern Colorado. IT likes to live in partly shaded areas but often sits on leaves which are in the sun. The Hairstreak Butterfly is now our state insect.

Sunny weather is my favorite!

My favorite weather is Sunny weather. First, I like sunny weather because you get to go swimming. Swimming is fun for the summer. Next, in sunny weather you can wear nice clothes. I like wearing tank tops and shorts on sunny days. Then, we get to go to the park, the water park, or the pool. We go to the swimming pool almost every day in the summer because it is sunny almost every day. Last, in sunny weather you can play outside without a coat. It is fun playing outside. Clearly, sunny weather is my favorite weather.

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