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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

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Picea rubens Sarg.

Pinaceae

ME North America (Canada: Ontario to Nova Scotia; France: St. Pierre and Miquelon; USA: New York to Maine, Tennessee to North Carolina)

sci hyg->xer calc acid

cl (emblem tree of Nova Scotia Province of Canada) dr ex (dying throughout the Appalachians probably because of pollution) fd fr ma (major source of spruce gum) pl pp (pulp) ti (lumber, musical instruments, containers) ti(ob) (pulp and planks: ships)

Picea acutissima (Münchh.) J.G.Jack Picea australis Small Picea nigra var. rubra Engelm. Picea rubra (Du Roi) Link non A.Dietr. Picea rubra (Lam.) Link Pinus mariana rubra Du Roi

red spruce; American red spruce; eastern spruce (USA); he-balsam (Canada, USA); maritime spruce; spruce (Canada); West Virginia spruce; yellow spruce (Canada)

épicéa rouge; épinette jaune; épinette rouge, prusqueur rouge (Canada); sapinette rouge

picea roja

Amerikanische Rotfichte, Rotfichte (german)

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Latin name	Picea rubens Sarg.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	ME North America (Canada: Ontario to Nova Scotia; France: St. Pierre and Miquelon; USA: New York to Maine, Tennessee to North Carolina)
North America distribution zone	ME
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg->xer calc acid
Use	cl (emblem tree of Nova Scotia Province of Canada) dr ex (dying throughout the Appalachians probably because of pollution) fd fr ma (major source of spruce gum) pl pp (pulp) ti (lumber, musical instruments, containers) ti(ob) (pulp and planks: ships)
Synonym	Picea acutissima (Münchh.) J.G.Jack Picea australis Small Picea nigra var. rubra Engelm. Picea rubra (Du Roi) Link non A.Dietr. Picea rubra (Lam.) Link Pinus mariana rubra Du Roi
English name	red spruce; American red spruce; eastern spruce (USA); he-balsam (Canada, USA); maritime spruce; spruce (Canada); West Virginia spruce; yellow spruce (Canada)
French name	épicéa rouge; épinette jaune; épinette rouge, prusqueur rouge (Canada); sapinette rouge
Spanish name	picea roja
Other name	Amerikanische Rotfichte, Rotfichte (german)
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