Tree Descriptions
Norway Spruce (Picea abies)
| Height: |
50-85’ |
| Width:
| 10-20’ |
| Growth Rate: |
slow |
| Soil: |
clay, loam |
| Moisture: |
wet, moist |
| Shade Tolerance: |
shade |
| Bloom Time: |
N/A |
| Flower Color: |
N/A |
| Uses: |
landscaping, wildlife, windbreak |
| Spacing: |
minimum 10’ x 10’ |
| Habitat: |
Prefers wet to moist soil and tolerates shade. Heat and drought tolerant.
Salt sensitive. |
| Notes: |
Tolerates heat, drought, and highwater; salt sensitive. |
White spruce is a native spruce that is used for windbreaks, wildlife,
landscaping and Christmas trees. Needles are dark bluish-green and have
an unpleasant odor when crushed. Roots were used by Native Americans to
lace birch bark onto
canoes.
