Norway Spruce Picea abies 

Form:

Description Large, introduced, cone-bearing tree with straight trunk and pyramid-shaped crown of spreading branches. Height: 80' (24 m).  Diameter: 2' (0.6 m).

Needles:

 evergreen; 1/2-1" (1.2-2.5 cm) long. Stiff, 4-angled, sharp-pointed; spreading on all sides of twig from very short leafstalks. Shiny dark green with whitish lines.

Bark:

 reddish-brown, scaly.

Twigs:

 reddish-brown, slender, drooping, mostly hairless, rough, with peglike bases.

Cones:

 4-6" (10-15 cm) long; cylindrical; light brown, hanging down; cone-scales numerous, thin, slightly pointed, irregularly toothed, opening and shedding year after maturing; paired long-winged seeds. 

Habitat:

 Moist soils in humid, cool, temperate regions. 

Local Range:

  Large specimen planted north east of Collins Pond, along main park road near Flicker Woods Trial

 

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