What is the scientific name for black spruce?

1. Why is it called black spruce?
2. How do I identify a black spruce tree?
3. What type of tree is a black spruce?
4. Is black spruce poisonous?
5. Where is black spruce native to?
6. What is the white spruce scientific name?
7. What's the difference between a white spruce and a black spruce?
8. What is the difference between blue spruce and black spruce?
9. What is the difference between white and black spruce trees?
10. Is black spruce a softwood?
11. Is a black spruce tree a keystone species?
12. What is black spruce good for?
13. What spruce trees are edible?
14. Can Blue spruce be used for pine needle tea?
15. How fast does black spruce grow?

Why is it called black spruce?

Black Spruce reportedly derives its non-scientific name from the dark hue of its foliage in certain habitats. When massed on mountain slopes in the northern portions of its range, it appears to be black rather than green.

How do I identify a black spruce tree?

Trunk of a black spruce.

To tell a black spruce from a white spruce, examine the small branchlets, the cones and the habitat. Black spruce has tiny reddish hairs on the outermost branchlets and short needles (to 1.5 cm); white spruce has no hairs and has longer needles (to 2.5 cm).

What type of tree is a black spruce?

Picea mariana, the black spruce, is a North American species of spruce tree in the pine family. It is widespread across Canada, found in all 10 provinces and all 3 territories.

Is black spruce poisonous?

Because it gives foragers something to harvest in the winter. ... Spruce also has edible inner bark, as unpleasant as this sounds a number of Native American tribes ate this inner bark throughout the winter to prevent starvation. In fact all parts of the tree are non-toxic.

Where is black spruce native to?

Black spruce trees occur across the boreal region of North America, ranging from Newfoundland and Labrador, to New Jersey, to inland Alaska. More than 80 per cent of its global range is in Canada. Black spruce typically grow in cold, soggy areas, such as bogs and swamps, but also in upland areas.

What is the white spruce scientific name?

The scientific name of white spruce is Picea glauca (Moench) Voss (Pinaceae) [110,135,197,211,268,369,438].

What's the difference between a white spruce and a black spruce?

White spruce needles are longer than 1/2 inch and sharp. Black spruce needles are typically shorter and blunter; white spruce twigs lack the hair that characterize black spruce. A black spruce can be identified by its shorter, blunter needles.

What is the difference between blue spruce and black spruce?

Black Spruce is a medium-sized coniferous tree that tolerates wet ground better than most–if not all–spruces. It has a characteristic straight trunk and a narrow crown. ... But Blue Spruce really stands out because it is tough, long lived, and adapted to a wide range of growing conditions.

What is the difference between white and black spruce trees?

They can be relatively easily distinguished by cones, as well as by characteristics of twigs and needles, and radical differences in growth habit and habitat, with white spruce occupying richer habitats, i.e. with deep, well-drained soils, and black spruce found on poorly drained and/or thin soils.

Is black spruce a softwood?

vISUAL PROPERTIES

Black spruce is moderately soft but firm, light in weight and has an excellent strength/ weight ratio.

Is a black spruce tree a keystone species?

Because of its wide transcontinental distribution across the boreal forest of North America, black spruce is a keystone species of huge ecological and economic importance. ... The population of spruce budworm oscillates consistently over time, generating recurrent outbreaks (Montoro Girona et al., 2018).

What is black spruce good for?

Black Spruce Essential Oil is antiseptic and expectorant and therefore is ideally used for many respiratory issues. It is an ideal remedy for many lung ailments such as asthma and bronchitis especially when used in an inhalation blend.

What spruce trees are edible?

Both the Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) and the Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens) produce edible tips that contain loads of vitamin C and have a tart flavor that the creative cook can use in any number of ways.

Can Blue spruce be used for pine needle tea?

A cup of tea requires just a teaspoon or two of needles. Steep in boiling water for 3-5 minutes and enjoy! My favorite spruce preparation is to infuse the needles and twigs into honey. ... Bring a pot of water to a boil and add several handfuls of spruce needles.

How fast does black spruce grow?

This tree grows at a slow rate, with height increases of less than 12" per year.