Also known as Picea mariana. A species of spruce native to North America.

Black Spruce Pine Cone

Also known as Picea mariana. A species of spruce native to North America.

Also known as Picea breweriana. A species of spruce tree native to western North America.

Brewer Spruce Pine Cone

Also known as Picea breweriana. A species of spruce tree native to western North America.

Also known as Picea engelmannii. A species of spruce tree native to western North America.

Engelmann Spruce Pine Cone

Also known as Picea engelmannii. A species of spruce tree native to western North America.

"Picea, Silver Fir. Fig. 60. Tree, 100-200 ft: trunk 6-8 ft. in dia.: lvs. flat, distichously spreading, dark green and lustrous above, silvery white below: cones slender, cylindrical, light green to dark purple, 5-6 in. long; bracts slightly longer than their scales. Mts. of Cent. and S. Eu., often gregarious.- Wood esteemed and much used; yields Strasburg turpentine. Dwarf forms, with erect and pendulous and with much abbreviated branches, are common in gardens. Not perfectly hardy in New England." L.H. Bailey, 1917

Silver Fir Tree Cone

"Picea, Silver Fir. Fig. 60. Tree, 100-200 ft: trunk 6-8 ft. in dia.: lvs. flat, distichously spreading,…

The common names of picea excelsa are burgundy pitch tree and Norway spruce fir. The leaves are scattered and have four sides.

Picea Excelsa

The common names of picea excelsa are burgundy pitch tree and Norway spruce fir. The leaves are scattered…

The common names of picea excelsa are burgundy pitch tree and Norway spruce fir. Pictured is a fruiting branch and scale with seeds in position, and the seed of the burgundy pitch tree.

Picea Excelsa

The common names of picea excelsa are burgundy pitch tree and Norway spruce fir. Pictured is a fruiting…

The pine cone of a Picea parryana pine tree.

Picea Parryana Pine Cone

The pine cone of a Picea parryana pine tree.

Picea smithiana is a spruce fir. The tree grows between eighty and one hundred twenty feet tall.

Picea Smithiana

Picea smithiana is a spruce fir. The tree grows between eighty and one hundred twenty feet tall.

This illustration shows some common examples of Pinales: 5, Thuja or arbor vitae. 6, Strobilus, of Chamaecyparis or southern white cedar. 7, strobilus of Juniperus or red cedar with fleshy scales fused into a berry-like fruit. 8, branch of Taxus or yew. The seeds are produced singly in the axils of leaves on short lateral branches and nearly enveloped by a thick fleshy cup that becomes bright red. 9. Picea or spruce.

Pinales

This illustration shows some common examples of Pinales: 5, Thuja or arbor vitae. 6, Strobilus, of Chamaecyparis…

Also known as Picea rubens. Native to North America.

Red Spruce Pine Cone

Also known as Picea rubens. Native to North America.

Also known as Picea sitchensis. The pine cone of the largest species of spruce trees.

Sitka Spruce Pine Cone

Also known as Picea sitchensis. The pine cone of the largest species of spruce trees.

Also known as Picea glauca. A spruce tree native to the northern half of North America.

White Spruce Pine Cone

Also known as Picea glauca. A spruce tree native to the northern half of North America.