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White Spruce - Picea Glauca (Moench) Voss
Resilient

• 80+ feet (24+ m)
• Tolerant of shade but prefers sun
• Almost any soil type
• The wood from White Spruce is used for making musical instruments

White Spruce designate the “tree line”.
Likes to be in mixed forest habitat; White Birch, Balsam Fir and Trembling Aspen. Deer, rabbits, porcupines and birds feed on bark, branches buds and seeds. Young seedlings sensitive to frost so plant in protected area.

Undergrowth species often include green alder, prickly rose, mountain cranberry, bunchberry and Labrador-tea. ( See “Why native plants are important”)
Alberta dwarf spruce is a variety of Picea Glauca