White Spruce
Seedling: Bundle of 50/500 | Size: 6-12” | Age: 2-0
Transplant: Bundle of 10 | Size: 8-15” | Age: 2-1
White Spruce - (Picea glauca)
Native to upper Great Lakes region. Mature Height: 100’. Tolerates sun, to full shade in upland forests, lake edges and riverbanks on mostly mesic to dry loams and alluvium soils, but is tolerant of many soil types. Important nesting tree for birds; foliage, twigs, and seeds are consumed by birds and mammals.
Seedling: Bundle of 50/500 | Size: 6-12” | Age: 2-0
Transplant: Bundle of 10 | Size: 8-15” | Age: 2-1
White Spruce - (Picea glauca)
Native to upper Great Lakes region. Mature Height: 100’. Tolerates sun, to full shade in upland forests, lake edges and riverbanks on mostly mesic to dry loams and alluvium soils, but is tolerant of many soil types. Important nesting tree for birds; foliage, twigs, and seeds are consumed by birds and mammals.
Seedling: Bundle of 50/500 | Size: 6-12” | Age: 2-0
Transplant: Bundle of 10 | Size: 8-15” | Age: 2-1
White Spruce - (Picea glauca)
Native to upper Great Lakes region. Mature Height: 100’. Tolerates sun, to full shade in upland forests, lake edges and riverbanks on mostly mesic to dry loams and alluvium soils, but is tolerant of many soil types. Important nesting tree for birds; foliage, twigs, and seeds are consumed by birds and mammals.
Soils: mesic to dry loams and alluvium soils, but tolerant of many soil types
Habitat: upland forests, hillsides, river banks
Cone: brown, small and ovoid (1-2 inches long)
Evergreen Conifer Tree
Native to northern MI
Typical Mature Height: 100 feet
Light Requirement: sun, partial shade, shade
Range: Newfoundland and Labrador to Alaska, south to New England, New York, upper Great Lakes Region, Black Hills and the northern Rocky Mountains
Wildlife Value: important nesting tree for birds; foliage, twigs, and seeds are consumed by birds and mammals; larval host for moths
Uses: important wood product tree for pulp and paper industry; wood is also used for the construction of prefab houses, mobile homes, furniture, boxes and crates, pallets, house logs, musical instruments, and paddles