softwood page

SPRUCE

NOTE: unless otherwise specifically stated, all of the images shown on this
page are of 1/4" square end grain cross sections shown at 12X with the top
of the image towards the bark and the bottom towards the pith so that
earlywood is towards the bottom of the growth rings and latewood is towards the top

to see all species with links to their anatomy page go here: species links

general characteristics of spruce

• parenchyma:
• rays:
• growth rings:
• resin canals:

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THE ONLY ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ON THIS PAGE SO FAR IS THAT
I HAVE PUT THE NAMES ALPHABETICALLY BY BOTANICAL NAME

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• Norway spruce / Picea abies
• Norway spruce / Picea abies
• Norway spruce / Picea abies

   

• Norway spruce / Picea abies
• Norway spruce / Picea abies

   

• dwarf Alberta spruce / Picea x albertiana --- these two are from nearby areas of the same piece
• dwarf Alberta spruce / Picea x albertiana --- these two are from nearby areas of the same piece and this one is 1/3" x 5/12" shown here at 7X

   

• white spruce / Picea glauca
• Alberta spruce / Picea glauca var conica

   

• Brewer's spruce / Picea breweriana
• Brewer's spruce / Picea breweriana

   

• Engelmann spruce / Picea engelmannii
• Engelmann spruce / Picea engelmannii

     

• white spruce / Picea glauca --- these two are from nearby areas of the same piece
• white spruce / Picea glauca --- these two are from nearby areas of the same piece
• black spruce / Picea mariana

     

• koyama spruce / Picea koyamae
• Serbian spruce / Picea omorika
• Serbian spruce / Picea omorika

     

• Oriental spruce / Picea orientalis
• Oriental spruce / Picea orientalis
• blue spruce / Picea pungens --- this is only half of a growth ring

     

• blue spruce / Picea pungens
• blue spruce / Picea pungens --- a 1/3" x 1/4" cross section shown here at 9X
• blue spruce / Picea pungens --- a 5/12" x 1/4" cross section shown here at 7X

     

• blue spruce / Picea spp.
• blue spruce / Picea spp.
• blue spruce / Picea spp.

   

   

• red spruce / Picea rubens
• red spruce / Picea rubens


• red spruce / Picea rubens
• red spruce / Picea rubens

     

• sitka spruce / Picea sitchensis
• sitka spruce / Picea sitchensis
• sitka spruce / Picea sitchensis

   

• sitka spruce / Picea sitchensis --- normal area from a piece
• sitka spruce / Picea sitchensis --- an area of the same piece showing indented grain

   

• sitka spruce / Picea sitchensis --- these two are from nearby areas of the same sample
• sitka spruce / Picea sitchensis --- these two are from nearby areas of the same sample

   

• spruce / Picea spp.
• spruce / Picea spp.

   

• spruce / Picea spp. --- these two are from nearby areas of the same sample
• spruce / Picea spp. --- these two are from nearby areas of the same sample