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Spruces are tall, evergreen trees with sharp, needle-like leaves. They are often found in cold places and can grow very tall, making them great for climbing and hiding!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The spruces has sharp, stiff needles that are square in cross-section and individually attached to small woody pegs. Its cones hang downwards from branches, often starting green or purplish before maturing to brown. The bark is typically scaly or furrowed.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Indigenous peoples once chewed spruce resin like gum for its fresh, clean taste and medicinal properties.

Sailors historically brewed spruce beer to prevent scurvy on long voyages, thanks to its Vitamin C.

Spruce wood is prized by instrument makers for its amazing ability to resonate sound in violins!

The world's oldest individual tree, 'Old Tjikko' in Sweden, is an ancient spruce!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Snow Shedder

Spruces have a distinctive conical shape that helps them shed heavy snow, preventing branch breakage and protecting them.

Fähigkeit

Drought Defender

Its sharp, tough needles have a thick waxy coating to reduce water loss and deter hungry herbivores.

Fähigkeit

Sap Shield

Spruces can produce sticky resin that oozes from wounds, sealing them and protecting against insects and fungi.

Maße und Details

Höhe
1000-6000 cm
Ausbreitung
300-1000 cm
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Moose

Alces alces

Browses on young spruce twigs and needles.

eats

Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Feeds primarily on spruce seeds from cones.

eats

Spruce Budworm

Choristoneura fumiferana

Larvae defoliate spruce trees, causing damage.

shelters

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

Often builds large nests in tall, mature spruce trees.

symbiotic with

Deceiver mushroom

Laccaria bicolor

Forms beneficial mycorrhizal associations with spruce roots.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be careful around tall trees and watch for falling branches during strong winds.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von spruces?

1000-6000 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von spruces?

300-1000 cm

Was ist der/die/das essbar von spruces?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von spruces?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von spruces?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von spruces?

Wind

Wo findet man spruces normalerweise?

Forests

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