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HABIT 
IN favorable localities and in crowded forest, the 
Spruce forms a long, clear, full bole, and a rather com- 
pact, short, and blunted crown. It attains in Ne-Ha- 
Sa-Ne Park a height of one hundred feet and a di- 
ameter of thirty-four inches. These dimensions are, 
however, rare, and the average for large trees is not 
over ninety feet in height, and, for the diameter, from 
twenty-four to twenty-six inches. On low swampy 
ground Spruce has a long crown, and is comparatively 
short. The average length of crown for all situations and 
soils in the Park is about forty feet, and the average 
clear length from twenty-five to thirty feet. The 
average length of merchantable log was found to be 
forty-six feet. The root system is flat and superficial, 
and the tree, in consequence, is able to thrive on 
shallow soils. 
SOIL AND SITUATION 
The influence of situation and soil on the character 
and distribution of the Spruce is very marked. In 
general, the Spruce may be divided into three classes 
with fairly distinct lines, according as it is found on 
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