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Native Trees of Canada 



which it is a good substitute. White spruce has been claimed as the best pulp- 

 wood obtainable in North America, on account of its long, tough, colourless fibre, 

 and its comparative freedom from resin. The wood is also used extensively for 

 cooperage, mine-props, ties, poles, posts, and rails and has always been a favourite 

 material for masts and spars of all kinds of vessels. 



PICEA ENGELMANNI, Engelm. 



Common names: Engelmann spruce. 



Mountain spruce, western white spruce 

 French name: Epinette d'Engelmann. 



ENGELMANN SPRUCE 

 mountain spruce, Rocky 



The average diameter of the Engelmann spruce, when mature, is about 2 or 

 3 ft. and the height about 80 or 100 ft. The crown is symmetrical, narrow, and 



spire-like and, except in very dense stands, extends nearly to the ground. The 

 lower branches are often drooping. The roots are shallow and wide-spreading and, 

 therefore, the tree is very subject to windfall. The bark is thin, brown, and scaly. 



