{"id":8793,"date":"2011-06-01T04:06:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-01T08:06:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-08-13T18:31:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T22:31:36","slug":"colorado-blue-spruce-with-lime-needles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardern.co.za\/2011\/06\/colorado-blue-spruce-with-lime-needles\/","title":{"rendered":"A Colorado Blue Spruce with Lime Needles? 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