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§1 Plant — species · Pinaceae

Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.

vernacular Engelmann spruce

USDA
PIEN
GBIF
5284917
Rank
species
Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii)
Platephotograph · Steve GanleyCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Gymnosperm
Family
Pinaceae Spreng. ex Rudolphi
Genus
Picea
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
Low
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
Low
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
None
CaCO₃
High
Hedging
Low
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-50 °F minimum
Frost-free days
30 min.
Precipitation
21–160 in/yr
pH range
6–8
Root depth
20 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Stem
Growth rate
Slow
Lifespan
Long
Mature height
120 ft
Height @ 20 y
30 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Dense
Flower colour
Yellow
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Late Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
No
Seeds / lb
135,040
Propagation
seed, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
Yes
Browse palatability
Medium
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Low
Lumber
Yes
Fuelwood
Medium
Christmas tree
No

§4Montana distribution

Recorded in 8 of 56 Montana counties.

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/PIEN ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5284917 ↗

Record version

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