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Spruce

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

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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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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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

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.

Habilidad

Root Anchor

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

Habilidad

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.

Medidas y detalles

Altura
20-60 m
Canopy Spread
5-15 m
Comestible
Trunk Diameter
50-150 cm
Esperanza de vida
200-800 años
Fruit Type
Cone
Growth Rate
Medio
Leaf Type
Evergreen

Conexiones ecológicas

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

Rasgos

También conocido como

Black Spruce

Colecciones

Seguridad

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el altura de Spruce?

20-60 m

¿Cuál es el canopy Spread de Spruce?

5-15 m

¿Cuál es el comestible de Spruce?

¿Cuál es el trunk Diameter de Spruce?

50-150 cm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Spruce?

200-800 años

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Spruce?

Forests

¿Cuál es el fruit Type de Spruce?

Cone

¿Cuál es el growth Rate de Spruce?

Medio

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