At a glance
Names
Latin (scientific) name: Picea glauca
Common English name: White Spruce
Other names: Cat, Skunk, or Pasture Spruce, Canadian Spruce
French name: Épinette blanche
Type
Coniferous
Plant Hardiness Zone
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
Status
Native
Size at Maturity
25 m
Life Expectancy
Where it grows
Plant Hardiness Zone
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
Habitat
Shade tolerant
Preferred Soil Type
Grows well in moist sandy soils on the banks of streams and lakes
Distribution Across Canada
Very hardy and grows across entire country.
What it looks like
At Maturity
Bark
Smooth when young, dark grey and scaly with age
Leaf
Four-sided needles, straight and rigid, 15-22 mm long. Green to bluish-green with lines of white dots.
Bud
Ovoid, small
Cone
Seed cones slender and cylindrical, 3-6 cm long, blunt, stalkless
Other
An Important wood pulp and lumber tree in Canada.
What affects it
Pests
Common diseases
Values and Uses
Edible fruit/nut tree?
No
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