Short Description
The Norway spruce is an evergreen conifer that can reach heights of up to 40 metres.
The dark green needles are screwy. They are stiff, piercing and square in cross-section.
The trunk is reddish brown to greyish and has fine scaly bark. The crown of the tree is conical.
The male flower cones are small, initially reddish and later yellow cones. The female flower cones are pink to green and elongated. They stand erect and are larger than the male flower cones. The seed-bearing cones develop from them later.
The cones are elongated, brown and drooping.
Features
Norway spruce
Picea abies
hanging cones
screw standing needles
In the city
In der Stadt ist die Fichte selten. Sie ist meist in einem Fichtenforst zu finden. Sie bevorzugt frische bis mäßig frische Standorte.
Fun Facts
In Germany, spruces only occur naturally in a few locations. It is mainly cultivated in monocultures.
The flowering period is May to June. However, the trees do not flower every year.
The needles of the spruce contain a natural frost protection.
The cones are mainly used by birds and squirrels as winter food.
The spruce is a popular Christmas tree and one of the most important suppliers of wood.
- Endangerment level Germany: not endangered
In the past, the resin of the spruce was used to make varnish and turpentine.
Sources
Zapfen, Tony Hisgett, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Picea_abies_cones_(5316659070).jpg
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Nadeln, Alice Kracht, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://species-id.net/openmedia/File:Picea_abies_(5).JPG
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Knospe, Alice Kracht, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://offene-naturfuehrer.de/web/Datei:Picea_abies_(13).JPG
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