Picea glauca
Picea glauca white spruce
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Habitat & Range
Grows as forest plantations, or urban plantings.
Scattered populations throughout the state; native farther north.
Wetland codes
| EMP: | FACU |
|---|---|
| NCNE: | FACU |
Characteristics
Tree trunk single & straight with many horizontal branches, ragged steeple crown
Needles single, blue-green with a line of white dots on all 4 sides; stiff, pointed, 4-sided; 1⁄3 - 3⁄4 inch long
Bark light gray with many flaky scales; inner bark pinkish
Seed Cones green when young, turning brown at maturity; smooth texture, single or in clusters, hangs down from branch; 1-2 1⁄2 inch long
Height 40-60 feet
Fall Color evergreen
Age 175-200 yrs
Picea glauca white spruce
Picea glauca gallery
Plant Life-Form
evergreen coniferous tree
Common Names
white spruce
skunk spruce
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