The Picea pungens ‘Hockersmith’, Linda, discovered at Eshraghi Nursery, is a Colorado Spruce, with beautiful blue needles, that are deeper blue, thicker, and longer than the similar ‘Glauca Globosa.’ “The new plant stood out in the field of 5000 ‘Glauca globosa’s’ like our boss and owner,” says Joel Johnson, of Eshraghi Nurseries.