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The Norway spruce is one of the most widely planted spruces, both in and outside of its native range, and one of the most economically important coniferous species in Europe. [3] It is used as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. It is also widely planted for use as a Christmas tree.
The blue spruce (Picea pungens), also commonly known as Colorado spruce or Colorado blue spruce, is a species of spruce tree native to North America in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. [4] It is noted for its blue-green colored needles, and has therefore been used as an ornamental tree in many places far beyond its native ...
Alcock's spruce Pinaceae (pine family) Picea asperata: dragon spruce Pinaceae (pine family) Picea aurantiaca: orange spruce Pinaceae (pine family) Picea brachytyla: Sargent's spruce Pinaceae (pine family) Picea breweriana: Brewer's spruce Pinaceae (pine family) 92 Picea chihuahuana: Chihuahua spruce Pinaceae (pine family) Picea crassifolia ...
Picea breweriana, known as Brewer spruce, [2] [3] Brewer's weeping spruce, or weeping spruce, is a species of spruce native to western North America, where it is one of the rarest on the continent. The specific epithet breweriana is in honor of the American botanist William Henry Brewer .
Picea schrenkiana, Schrenk's spruce, [1] or Asian spruce, [1] is a spruce native to the Tian Shan mountains of Central Asia (in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan) and also to western China . [1] It grows at elevations of 1,200–3,500 m (3,900–11,500 ft), [ 3 ] usually in pure forests, sometimes mixed with the Tien Shan variety of Siberian fir ...
Spruce is the standard material used in soundboards for many musical instruments, including guitars, mandolins, cellos, violins, and the soundboard at the heart of a piano and the harp. Wood used for this purpose is referred to as tonewood. Spruce, along with cedar, is often used for the soundboard/top of an acoustic guitar. The main types of ...
Picea engelmannii, with the common names Engelmann spruce, [3] white spruce, [3] mountain spruce, [3] and silver spruce, [3] is a species of spruce native to western North America. It is mostly a high-elevation mountain tree but also appears in watered canyons.
Red spruce is used for Christmas trees and is an important wood used in making paper pulp. It is also an excellent tonewood and is used in many higher-end acoustic guitars and violins, as well as sound boards. The sap can be used to make spruce gum. [11] Leafy red spruce twigs are boiled with sugar and flavoring to make spruce beer [16] or