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WHITE SPRUCE. ENGEI/MANN'S SPRUCE. 

 Picea engelmanni (Parry) Engelmann. 

 Named for George Engelmann, an American botanist 



Habitat. 



Leaf. 



Habitat: (See map) ; 

 grows at very high eleva- 

 tions, forming forest at 

 8,000'-10,000'; best in 

 British Columbia. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree: Height, 75'-100', 

 even 150'; diameter, 2'-3', 

 even 5'; branches whorled, 

 spreading ; bark, deeply 

 furrowed, red-brown to 

 purplish brown, thin, 

 large, loose scales; leaves, 

 blue-green, point in all 

 directions ; cones, 2" 

 long, oblong, cylindrical. 



Appearance of Wood: 

 Color, pale yellow or red- 

 dish, sap-wood hardly dis- 

 tinguishable ; non-porous ; 

 rings, very fine, summer 

 wood, narrow, not con- 

 spicuous; grain, straight, 

 close ; rays, numerous, 

 conspicuous ; resin ducts, 

 small and few. 



