In this episode of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces the White Spruce. This species is found in the North Woods of Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

The original Christmas tree was a Spruce, which is distinguished by its cone shape and whorled branches. The needles of a Spruce are attached singly to the branches rather than in bunches, in a spiral ...

One of the dominant tree species in our Colorado Rocky Mountain subalpine forests is the spruce. A spruce is an evergreen tree or conifer belonging to genus Picea and there are about 35 species ...

As Alaska warms, white spruce trees are withering and dying throughout the state's Interior region, scientists have found from years of field studies. But that species of tree, for decades prized as ...

Are you pining for healthier trees? Several strains of needle blight and needlecast diseases are taking a toll on conifers — often turning needle tips or entire needles a ghastly shade of brown. Then ...

Colorado blue spruce: Often used for stuffing pine-pillows, these sharp needles are 1 inch to 1½ inches in length. This species is bluish-gray in color and has a bad odor when needles are crushed.

Q: We have a spruce lined border to the back of our subdivision that our yard is a part of. Many of the trees are beginning to lose all the needles on a few low branches on each tree. It looks like ...

In most Chicago suburbs, you can’t drive a block without seeing a spruce tree. Norway spruce, blue spruce and white spruce are among the most popular trees in the area, prized for their winter color ...

WHITE PINE: The largest pine in the U.S., the white pine has soft, flexible needles and is bluish-green in color. Needles are 2½ to 5 inches long. White pines have good needle retention, but have ...