Trees, insects and diseases of Canada's forests
Group 5
Spruces
Needles evergreen, single, flat or 4-sided; seeds in cones
Tree found all across Canada; needles dull grayish-green; crown cylindrical and narrow
Tree found in the mountains of interior British Columbia and in adjacent parts of Alberta; twigs somewhat hairy
Common tree in the Maritime provinces and southward into the Appalachian Mountains of the United States; present but less frequent in south-central Ontario and north of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. Needles shiny yellowish-green; crown broadly conical
Pacific Coast tree; flattened needles
Tree found in all forested regions of Canada, except on the Pacific Coast; twigs hairless; inner bark salmon pink