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The white spruce tree, also known as cat spruce and skunk spruce, is a coniferous tree found across North America. While the blue spruce is the most preferred spruce for a Christmas tree, the white spruce is only chosen as a last resort. The wood of the white spruce is valued as timber but the black spruce tree’s wood is not usable as such.
The white spruce (Picea glauca) is one of the most widely growing coniferous trees in North America, with a range all across the eastern United States and Canada, all the way to South Dakota where it is the state tree.
The white spruce is a large evergreen conifer which normally grows to 15 to 30 metres (50 to 100 ft) tall, but can grow up to 40 m (130 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in). The bark is thin and scaly, flaking off in small circular plates 5 to 10 centimetres (2 to 4 in) across.
Did you know the White Spruce is the state tree of South Dakota? It’s also one of the most important conifers in Canada’s forestry industry! The White Spruce, a tree of remarkable versatility and longevity, is often found gracing the landscapes of North America.
The white spruce, or picea glauca, is a medium to fast growing evergreen tree. Here's everything you need to know to grow and care for a white spruce on your own.
White spruce is a large, pyramidal evergreen with aromatic foliage and a uniform habit. This popular garden conifer is native to Canada and the northwestern United States. When sited properly, white spruce can be a long-lived attractive addition to any landscape.
White spruce (Picea glauca), also known as Canadian spruce, skunk spruce, cat spruce, Black Hills spruce, western white spruce, Alberta white spruce, and Porsild spruce, is adapted to a wide range of edaphic and climatic conditions of the Northern Coniferous Forest. The wood of white spruce is light, straight grained, and resilient.