White Spruce

White Spruce

Picea glauca

• Description

  The needles on the White Spruce are single, four sided, sharp and a dark bluish-green color when mature. It has 1-2 inch long, cylindrical cones.

• Habitat

  Conifers or Softwoods, Forest, Marsh, Mixed Woods, Moist Woodlands, Riparian Edge, Swamp

• Interesting Fact

  The bark, branches, buds, and seeds from the White Spruce are utilized as a food source by deer, rabbits, porcupines, birds, and small rodents.