Picea glauca
White spruce · also Canadian spruce, Skunk spruce, Cat spruce
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White spruce is a hardy evergreen conifer native to northern North America. It typically grows 50-70 ft tall in cultivation, tolerating wet soils, strong winds, and extreme temperatures. It is commonly found along stream banks and shorelines, attracting birds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 27,5105.2%—9.8 in
- 25,5105.3%10 yr8.7 in
- 18,1665.6%—9.8 in
- 9,7821.4%—9.4 in
- 8,0762.7%—7.1 in
- 5,5082.0%—7.5 in
- 3,4652.2%13 yr6.7 in
- 2,7700.83%12 yr8.3 in
- 1,9684.4%15 yr12 in
- 1,5192.0%—9.3 in
- 1,4113.0%—5.9 in
- 9591.1%—9.8 in
- 9211.2%—8.3 in
- 7741.7%—7.1 in
- 3090.10%—3.0 in
- 2642.3%—12 in
- 750.21%—13 in
- 620.01%—3.0 in
- 410.02%—6.1 in
- 370.03%17 yr15 in
- 340.14%—5.9 in
- 220.03%—9.8 in
- 150.00%—2.4 in
- 150.00%22 yr6.6 in
- 50.04%—11 in
- 30.01%——
- 20.00%—14 in
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–70 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–15 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Soil
- Wet soil tolerant
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 9.1 in, mean 9.3 in, 90th percentile 17 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests
- British Columbia coastal conifer forests
- Central British Columbia Mountain forests
- South Central Rockies forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Eastern Canadian Forest-Boreal transition
- New England-Acadian forests
Boreal Forests/Taiga
- Alaska Peninsula montane taiga
- Northwest Territories taiga
Other Picea in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
