Conifer Key



Needles Round and Sharp

The Spruces


Needles 1/3 to 3/4 inches, bad odor...........................White Spruce (Picea glauca)




Needles 1/3 to 3/4 inches, twigs with hair............................Black Spruce (Picea mariana)




Needles 1 to 1.5 inches, blue-green.......................................Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)




Needles 1/2 inch long,  bright green and shiny, smells like orange rind..............................Red Spruce (Picea rubra)




Needles 1/2 to 1 inch long, deep green and shiny, drooping
branches...............Norway Spruce (Picea abies)



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