What is Picea?

PICEA is the name of the genus coniferous evergreen trees, which are more commonly known as spruce trees. They are part of the pine family, pinacea, which includes 35 different species such as white spruce, picea glauca ; Red spruce, picea rubens ; and blue spruce, picea pungens . Its members can be found in the northern hemisphere, from North America to Europe and Asia, and are one of the most abundant species in many parts of Canada, Scandinavia, Russia and parts of the United States. These trees do not grow naturally in the southern hemisphere. The highest species, the spruce sit, picea sitchensis , sometimes reaches about 250 feet (about 75 m). The bark of these trees can range from gray to reddish -brown, depending on the species, and is generally thin as the tree ages somewhat scaly. The branches grow bridges in a straight pattern and narrows towards the top of the trunk.

leaves or needles of these trees are generalLess than 1 inch (2.5 cm) length and grow individually, based on a branch in a spiral pattern. Like all coniferous trees in spring Picea Bear cone. They could be green to purple colors, but as the autumn approaches, it disappears brown. These trees can live very long lives; The oldest recorded sample is Spruce Engelmann or Picea Engelmannii , which has reached the age of more than 850 years.

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genus Picea is important in the modern industry and is widely used in paper production, as well as other specialized products such as musical instruments. It is also commonly used as a wood building, although usually only for an inner building, because spruce wood quickly decomposes outdoors after recording. Due to its wide Commercial use, the genus Picea is the basis of the forest industry, with the Sitka spruce and the Norwegian spruce, picea abies , there are two of the most commonly recorded species.

Spraces also remains popular trees in horticulture. Are commonly usedLike plants of a rock garden or in hedges. Several species, including Serbian spruce, picea omorik ; Black spruce, Picea Mariana ; And the Norwegian spruce is also popular for their use as Christmas trees.