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Spruce

Picea abies

Spruce trees are tall evergreens with sharp, needle-like leaves. They stay green all year round and provide homes for birds and squirrels.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Spruce has a distinct conical shape with sharply pointed, dark green needles that are individually attached to its woody branches. Its rough, scaly bark is typically brown or grayish, and its oblong cones hang downwards, which helps distinguish it from similar conifer trees.

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Spruce

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Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Did you know the oldest known individual tree on Earth is a spruce in Sweden, over 9,500 years old?

Native Americans once used spruce roots as strong cordage for weaving baskets and stitching canoes!

Spruce wood is so light and strong, it's used to make the soundboards of grand pianos and violins!

These trees have tiny air sacs in their needles, helping them survive in freezing temperatures!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Winter Warrior

Spruce has waxy, needle-like leaves and a conical shape that helps it shed snow easily, protecting branches from breaking in heavy winter weather.

Fähigkeit

Root Anchor

Spruce develops a wide, shallow root system that helps it stay anchored and stable in cold, often rocky or shallow soils.

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Evergreen Energy

Spruce can keep its needles all year round, allowing it to photosynthesize and make food even during mild winter days.

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Fire Shield

Spruce species often have thick bark that helps protect the tree from the heat of less intense forest fires.

Maße und Details

Höhe
20-60 m
Canopy Spread
5-15 m
Essbar
Ja
Trunk Diameter
50-150 cm
Lebenserwartung
200-800 Jahre
Fruit Type
Cone
Growth Rate
Mittel
Leaf Type
Evergreen

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

shelters

American red squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

nests and caches cones

eaten by

Moose

Alces alces

browses on young shoots

shelters

Great horned owl

Bubo virginianus

builds nests in branches

symbiotic with

Sickener mushroom

Russula emetica

forms mycorrhizal associations

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Black Spruce

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Enjoy the beauty of spruce trees from a safe distance and avoid climbing them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Spruce?

20-60 m

Was ist der/die/das canopy Spread von Spruce?

5-15 m

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Spruce?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das trunk Diameter von Spruce?

50-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Spruce?

200-800 Jahre

Wo findet man Spruce normalerweise?

Forests

Was ist der/die/das fruit Type von Spruce?

Cone

Was ist der/die/das growth Rate von Spruce?

Mittel

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