Picea sitchensis
Sitka spruce
Silviculture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual, USFS)
Wood Technical Fact Sheet
(courtesy of Hardwoods of North America, Forest Products Lab, USFS)
Fire Effects On
(courtesy of U.S. Forest Service, Fire Effects)
From Virginia Tech w/Photos
(Big List courtesy of VT Dendrology)
Species Documentation and Data
(The BEST conifer data on the Internet, Gymnosperm Database, Editor C. J. Earle)
North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry)
The Great American Coniferous Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)
Quick Stats
Common Names: Abete di Sitka, British Columbia sitka-spruce, coast west spruce, coast spruce, eipcea de menzies, epicea de Menzies, epicea de Sitka, epinette de sitka, great tideland spruce, menzies spar, Menzies spruce, menziesie, picea de Sitka, picea di Sitka, sequoia silver spruce, silver spruce, Sitka spar, Sitka spruce, sitka-fichte, sitkafichte, Sitka-gran, sitka-gran, sitkankuusi, sitka-spar, spruces d'america, tideland spruce, West Coast spruce
Habitat: This coastal species is seldom found far from tidewater, where moist maritime air and summer fogs help to maintain humid conditions necessary for growth.
Description: Sitka spruce is associated with western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) in dense stands where growth rates are among the highest in North America.
Uses: Lumber, pulpwood, sounding boards for high quality pianos, guitar faces, ladders, components for experimental light aircraft, oars, planking, masts and spars for boats
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