Norway spruce of northern Europe expanded at the end of the last glacial out of one refugium in Russia. To provide a detailed insight into how the genetic structure in the northern European lineage of ...

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 ...

Norway spruce (‘Picea abies’), an evergreen tree native to Europe, is the largest of the spruces in the eastern United States. Growing to 70 feet tall or more, the shape is pyramidal with ascending ...

To help the species, scientists from the Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) are scrambling to find the most resilient spruce populations with a capacity to withstand ...

The Norway Spruce, Picea abies, is native to Central and Eastern Europe, and can grow to an astounding 180 feet in height. At only 16 feet tall, Old Tjikko, discovered in 2004 by geologist Leif ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 377, No. 1/2 (April 2014), pp. 217-234 (18 pages) Background and aims It is of practical relevance to know how much beech must be admixed to pure spruce stands in order to ...

For the first time, a scientific team has established a direct connection between bacterial communities residing inside the needles of Picea abies, the Norway spruce, and the formation of gold ...

The Acrocona Norway spruce (Picea abies ‘Acrocona’) is an enchanting conifer, sometimes called the red-cone spruce. This spruce has new needles of bright green, which mature to a pleasant dark green.

Up hills, around corners, and swooping through the woods I went as my skis swooshed beneath me and poles gripped the trail. A pink sunset glimmered wistfully between the trees, and a pair of ravens ...