Black Spruce The Black
Spruce is a tall tree. It can grow to be
twenty-five meters tall. It grows in the taiga
biome. As the tree gets older the crown of the tree
gets more and more like a spike. The Black Spruce
has sharp needles with four sides on them. The
needles are blue-green, short, and pointed. They
are usually a half an inch long. The bark of the
tree is gray-brown. The branches are short and
drooping, and are usually layered. The Black
Spruce has pinecones. The pinecones are black and
the seeds are usually a purplish-brown. Many
animals such as deer, moose and elk do not feed of
this plant. The white tailed deer will only eat the
saplings under starvation. But many birds eat this
plant seeds. The seeds of this tree give the
animal's nutrients. The Black
Spruce enjoys colder climates in the northern part
of the world. It is all over the taiga forest.
The Black Spruce is used to build house. It is a good type of wood to make houses because of its layered wood. Layered wood is wood that is very thick and has many layers of bark. Some other values this tree has are, Christmas trees, antiscorbutic beverages, and rope. The Black Spruce is not an endangered species. It is plentiful in the wild. Erinn L. 2001
bibliography: Michael P. Frankis, "Picea mariana", http://www.conifers.org/index.htm (11-2-00) "EEK-The Black Spruce", http://www.dnr.sta te.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/blkspruce.htm (11-24-00)
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