Picea glauca
white spruce
Silviculture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual, USFS)
Wood Technical Fact Sheet
(courtesy of Hardwoods of North America, Forest Products Lab, USFS)
From Virginia Tech w/Photos
(Big List courtesy of VT Dendrology)
North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry)
The Great American Coniferous Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)
Recent Champion: 130' height, 28' spread, 125" circumf., Koochiching, Minn.
Quick Stats
Common Names: Adirondack spruce, Alberta spar, Alberta spruce, Alberta white spruce, Alberta-gran, Black Hills spruce, blue spruce, bog spruce, Canadese spar, , Canadian spruce, cat spruce, double spruce, eastern blue spruce, eastern Canadian spruce, eastern spruce, epicea canadien, epinette a biere, epinette blanche, epinette grise, epinette jaune, he-balsam, juniper, labrador spruce, Maritime spruce, New Brunswick spruce, northern spruce, Nova Scotia spruce, picea canadese, picea de Alberta, picea de Canada, picea del Canada, picea di Alberta, pine, Porsild spruce, Quebec spruce, sapin blanc, sapin de Normandie, sapinette blanche, sapinette d'Alberta, single spruce, skunk spruce, spruce pine, spruces d'america, St. John's spruce, transcontinental spruce,
Habitat: is adapted to a wide range of edaphic and climatic conditions of the Northern Coniferous Forest.
Description: The wood of white spruce is light, straight grained, and resilient.
Uses: pulpwood, framing material, general millwork, boxes and crates, and piano sounding boards.
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