. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 34 Common Trees. WHITE SPRUCE Picea canadensis, (Mill.) BSP THE White Spruce, also called Cat Spruce, is a vigorous and handsome tree of the Northwoods. It is distrib- uted widely, has a rather broad pyramidal crown, and reaches a height of 50 to 60 feet and a diameter of 1 to 2 feet. The leaves are awl-shaped, 4-sided, bluish-green needles, about % of an inch long. They persist for s e v e r a 1 years and are ill- scented when bruised. The fruit is a slender, oblong, cyl- indrical, s t a Ik le ss cone from 1 to 2 inches long. The bark on old trunks is
. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 34 Common Trees. WHITE SPRUCE Picea canadensis, (Mill.) BSP THE White Spruce, also called Cat Spruce, is a vigorous and handsome tree of the Northwoods. It is distrib- uted widely, has a rather broad pyramidal crown, and reaches a height of 50 to 60 feet and a diameter of 1 to 2 feet. The leaves are awl-shaped, 4-sided, bluish-green needles, about % of an inch long. They persist for s e v e r a 1 years and are ill- scented when bruised. The fruit is a slender, oblong, cyl- indrical, s t a Ik le ss cone from 1 to 2 inches long. The bark on old trunks is thin and light grayish-brown. It separates in thin scales. The twigs are grayish-green to orange-brown. The buds are light brown, broadly ovate, blunt-pointed, about l/% to }4 of an inch long. The wood is soft, weak, straight-grained and light yellow. It weighs about 32 pounds per cubic foot when dry, and is used chiefly for pulpwood. The White Spruce is a transcontinental tree. It is found from Labrador and Newfoundland to Alaska, and south through New England to New York, Michigan, Minnesota, and northern Montana. In New York this tree is common in moist woods in the northern counties. Locally it is abun- dant. It is common in most sections of the Adirondacks, found southward to Washington county, but not reported from Catskill region. Low damp woods, banks of streams and borders of lakes are its favorite home. It grows best where the winters are cold. Under favorable growing condi- tions it makes a good growth and develops an attractive form. It is used locally in large quantities as a Christmas Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illick, Joseph S. (Joseph Simon), 1884-1967. Washington, D. C. , American Tree Association
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