Norway Spruce Picea abies
Family: Pinaceae (Pine)
Branching: Evergreen
The introduced tree is usually the most common Spruce in cities
and towns. In typical spruce fashion, it can be difficult to
differentiate when young, but a mature form is quite distinctive with
its large drooping branches and cones twice the size of any other
spruce. The bark is less distinctive, and often looks similar to
White. Mature White Spruce trees can have the drooping branches
as well (though not usually as pronounced), but whenever cones are
present they provide the best identification.
A mature Norway Spruce (trees that aren't grown in such
an open area will not have their branches this close to the ground.)
Norway Spruce cones
Needles
Another view of the twig
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