White Spruce is one of the most important tree species in the BC Interior and it grows across Canada in the Boreal Forest Region. The wood of a white spruce is light colored, straight and soft with extra long fibres which make it not only valuable as lumber but very valuable as pulpwood for making paper products.
The latin name for White Spruce is Picea glauca. North 53 39.988 West 122 56.474
They grow tall to a height of 30 to 40 meters and can grow easily to 1 meter in diameter or more. White spruce is tolerant to shade, and is found growing along streams or in moist but well drained soils. Commonly it is found growing in mixed specie forests of aspen, birch, lodgepole pine and balsam fir.
The needles are about three quarters of an inch long and are stiff with sharp ends. If you crush the needles they are very aromatic. Pleasant for the aroma during the Christmas season but not so fun for decorating due to the "pokey" nature of the needles.
For more information on white spruce, a handy field reference guide can be found here: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/treebook.pdf
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Photo Credit: White Spruce tree image obtained from: Tree book - Learning to Recognize Trees of British Columbia, Forest Service (print collection) - p.60
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