Picea rubens
Red spruce · also Yellow spruce, West Virginia spruce, Eastern spruce
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Red spruce is an evergreen conifer native to eastern North America. It is a moderate-sized, slow-growing, and long-lived species, with some individuals reaching up to 400 years. It thrives in cool, moist climates but is highly susceptible to fire damage due to its shallow roots and flammable needles.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3890.52%—9.3 in
- 1210.04%3.0 yr2.0 in
- 270.01%—9.1 in
- 130.01%23 yr27 in
- 30.03%—11 in
- 20.00%—14 in
- 20.00%——
- 20.00%—2.0 in
- 10.00%—7.5 in
- 10.00%—4.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–100 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30–40 ft
- Lifespan
- 400 years
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Fire risk
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 9.3 in, mean 8.0 in, 90th percentile 15 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 Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Eastern Canadian Forest-Boreal transition
- New England-Acadian forests
Other Picea in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
