Evergreen, stiff, 1/3 to 3/4 inch long, green to blue-green in color, squarein cross-section. When crushed a pungent odor is apparent. Needle tips are pointed,but not sharp.
Flower
Monoecious; males reddish but turning yellow; females purple.
Fruit
Cones are 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches long, cigar-shaped, and light brown in color. Scales are rounded with entire margins. Maturing in August.
Twig
Slender, light brown or pale, sometimes glaucous, hairless. Needles borneon woody pegs.
Bark
Thin, gray-brown in color, smooth, later flaky or scaly.
Form
Conical, medium-sized trees.
south dakota white spruce bark
south dakota white spruce needles
south dakota white spruce seed (1)
Copyright 2019 Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental
Conservation; Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen,
Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson; Silvics reprinted from Ag
Handbook 654; range map source information
