2024年4月16日 · The coastal Sitka Spruce is the world’s tallest spruce tree at 330 ft tall in Redwood National Park, California. It is the world’s third tallest conifer tree, coming after the coastal Redwood and coastal Douglas Fir trees. The largest Sitka Spruce (but not the tallest) has a trunk diameter of 18 ft 9” (and 191 ft tall) in Quinalt, Washington.

2017年8月31日 · Red spruce trees inhabit eastern North America. Perhaps it’s most well-known use is its effectiveness as a tonewood, which makes it a perfect choice for making guitars and violins. The tree is, however, susceptible to windthrow and …

Red spruce is a perennial, [8] shade-tolerant, late successional [9] coniferous tree that under optimal conditions grows to 18–40 m (59–131 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of about 60 cm (24 in), though exceptional specimens can reach 46 m (151 ft) tall and 100 cm (39 inches) in diameter. It has a narrow conical crown.

2024年2月13日 · The red spruce is native to Northeastern North America from Southern Quebec and Newfoundland and is found as far south as Northern Pennsylvania and as far west as Minnesota. This tree typically grows at heights of 70-90 feet with a trunk diameter of up to 3 feet.

Tree Information. Common Name: red spruce. Scientific Name: Picea rubens. Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia. Database ID: 253. Status: alive. National Champion: yes. Virginia Champion: yes. Circumference: 136 in. Height: 117 ft. Crown: 37 ft. Points: 262. Date Last Measured: 2024. Last Measured by: John Peterson and Eric Wiseman. Date ...

It forms a broader crown than other eastern spruces, still maintaining a narrowly conical form, and its needles are a brighter yellow-green. Its trunk has a diameter of 1 to 2 ft. and it may grow to 150 feet tall in areas where humidity and rainfall are abundant.

Red spruce is a medium-sized conifer and the provincial tree of Nova Scotia. It can live for more than 400 years. Some trees can grow up to 25 metres in height, with a trunk diameter of 60 centimetres at the base. The red spruce’s conical-shaped crown extends almost all the way to the ground, providing important winter shelter for wildlife.

Trunk can be 60 centimetres in diameter. Four-sided needles attached to hairy twigs. Yellowish-green and curved. Flaky bark that can be grey, brown, or reddish in tone. Seeds are only produced after the tree reaches 30 to 40 years of age, with good seed crops occurring every 3 …

2012年7月28日 · Identification of the Red Spruce: Red Spruce trees have four-sided, short,yellowish green needles on woody pegs. The cones, which fall soon after maturity, are around 1.5 inches long. They hang pendantly and are reddish-brown and woody. The slender new twigs have a reddish coat of down through the first year.

Red spruce is commonly found throughout the state.It grows on well-drained, rocky upland soils, and particularly on the north side of moun-tain slopes where it may be the major species present.The spreading branch-es form a somewhat conical, narrow head in young trees.The trunk is long, with a slight taper.