Laura,

?No, nothing about the Blue Spruce, though he does mention differences in ages of White Spruce; "immature cones purple or green, mature cones red-brown, young female cones upright and red-purple, male pollen cones yellowish, mostly below branches in early spring".?



?And you thought confusing fall warblers were hard!



Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD


What about differentiating the juvenile plumage of a first year blue spruce from a mature adult specimen? I know that always trips me up in the field ...?




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>>Thanks for the recommendation, Rick! Tell us, does the guide also >>illustrate?
>>deciduous trees in their "alternate fall foliage"??
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LOL! What about differentiating the juvenile plumage of a first year blue spruce from a mature adult specimen? I know that always trips me up in the field ...?
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Laura Appelbaum,?
Cloverly, MD?