WhiteSpruce
(picea glauca)
Needle-leaved, evergreen,
confier, mainly to 24 m high but reaching 40 m; trunk with a definite taper,
commonly to about 60 cm in diameter but reaching 120 cm; crown cone-shaped
with spreading to sightly drooping branches extending to the base in open-grown
or lightly shaded trees but lower branches shed in densely shaded stands;
roots shallow, widespread and pliable.
Source - NEST Field Guide FG-001 |