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Black Spruce - Picea mariana Mill.
leaf Adaptable

• 70+ feet (20+ m) in tundra it may be dwarfed
• Sun or part shade
• Usually slow growing
• A variety of different soils

This Spruce, like the White Spruce has been cut extensively for pulp wood. The black Spruce is favoured by Kleenex manufacturers. This tree is called a “transcontinental species” in that it is found from one end of Canada to the other. Unlike other Spruce, cones will stay on the tree for many years.

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