Red Spruce

Red Spruce

Picea rubens

• Description

  The Red Spruce is a medium sized tree with shiny yellowish-green needles with lines of faint white dots usually present on all 4 sides of a needle. The needles point forward, often pressed close to the twig.

• Habitat

  Conifers or Softwoods, Forest, Forest Edges, Mixed Woods, Moist Woodlands

• Interesting Fact

  Spruce is often used to make musical instruments as it has uniform texture and is free from irregularities. Specifically, it is typically used for guitars, organ pipes, piano sounding boards, and violin bellies.