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By Greg Doyle and Andy Mead Fraser fir with Colorado Blue Spruce in the background. Photo by Greg Doyle. Did you have a Christmas tree this year? Do you know the species? Many of us who rush out to buy a tree that has been shipped to a convenient nearby lot or box store end up with some kind of fir or spruce. Both are evergreens. Fir trees belong to the genus Abies and Spruce are the genus Picea. ​ The purpose of this month’s feature is to tell you a couple of simple ways to