Explore: Norway Spruce

Picea abies, the Norway spruce or European spruce, is a species of spruce native to Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. It has branchlets that typically

species). In the mountains of Dalarna, Sweden, scientists have found a Norway spruce, nicknamed Old Tjikko, which by reproducing through layering, has reached

Observations of Sitka spruce along the Norwegian coast have shown the species to be growing 25–100% faster than the native Norway spruce there, even as far

area. Norway spruce is the dominant tree in large areas in the interior of Østlandet, Sørlandet, Trøndelag, and Helgeland and the MB and SB spruce forests

million people visit the attraction each year. The tree, usually a Norway spruce 69 to 100 feet (21–30 m) tall, has been a national tradition each year

enough galleries to girdle and so kill the tree. It is a serious pest of Norway spruce, a major commercial forestry tree in Europe, but also affects pines

forms pineapple-shaped plant galls on its host species, commonly Norway and Sitka spruce. The adelgids (genus Adelges) are pear-shaped, soft-bodied green

North America Norway spruce, Picea abies, a spruce native to Europe Norway Pavilion at Epcot, one of the 11 countries at EPCOT Norway (2014 film), a

importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, piñons, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, formerly known as Coniferales

Canadian spruce, skunk spruce, cat spruce, Black Hills spruce, western white spruce, Alberta white spruce, and Porsild spruce. The white spruce is a large