Picea rubens
Picea rubens red spruce
A shallow-rooted tree of mountaneous regions often growing in pure stands. Cones start producing at around 20 years with maximum production occuring later. This spruce grows up to 20m tall and lives 300 to 400 years.
Habitat & Range
Grows in rocky soils on steep slopes, mountains and ridges
Mostly found in north-eastern part of the state in the Appalachian mountains and other mountaneous places.
Wetland codes
| EMP: | FACU |
|---|---|
| NCNE: | FACU |
Characteristics
Needles single, stiff with pointed tip, yellow-green in color with white stripes
Bark reddish-brown with numerous small scales
Cone green when young, becoming reddish-brown at maturity; cylindrical tapering to a round tip
Plant Codes
S-rank: S4 (Apparently secure)
G-rank: G5 (Secure)
Picea rubens red spruce
