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This slow-growing tree reaches a height of 20 to 40 feet after 40 to 80 years. The leaves remain for a few years, are pale green, 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, curved, have a rounded point, and it is four-sided. The bark is thin, flaky, ashy brown, with a fresh exposed layer being silvery gray. The cones are cylindrical, 1 to 2 1/2 inch long, green to purplish when young and light brown when older. The scales are thin, flexible, broad, and rounded. The native Habitat of the Black Hills Spruce is from Labrador to Alaska and south to New York.
Information about this plant from the USDA Plants Database.
Information from the TreeGuide from Athenic Systems.
This page was last updated 11 Jun 2003.