spruce: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Picea

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Black spruce (Picea mariana)

Boreal forest in Alaska

Illustration of a blue spruce tree (Picea pungens), an evergreen conifer with dense, blue-green needles and a symmetrical, pyramidal shape.

A tall Engelmann spruce tree stands alone with a mountainous landscape and forested hills in the background.

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