*Picea abies
*Picea abies
NORWAY SPRUCE
Pinaceae
Europe
Location: map coordinates R-8 (near southwest corner of Baker Building), N 39°11'9'' W 75°32'47''
Planting history: presently unknown.
Description:
*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)
NORWAY SPRUCE
Pinaceae
Europe
Location: map coordinates R-8 (near southwest corner of Baker Building), N 39°11'9'' W 75°32'47''
Planting history: presently unknown.
Description:
- large evergreen tree, conifer
- etymology: Picea from pix = pitch (sticky resin); abies = genus name for fir (Abies)
- short needle-like leaves; ½’ to 1” long; 4-sided and sharp-pointed (as in other spruces)
- cones large, 4”–6”
- branchlets and twigs hang downward distinctively (pendulous)
- popular ornamental tree
*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)
Typical Norway spruce cone (from another tree).
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