• Picea engelmannii, with the common names Engelmann spruce, white spruce, mountain spruce, and silver spruce, is a species of spruce native to western North America. (wikipedia.org)
  • Picea engelmannii is a medium-sized to large evergreen tree growing to 25-40 metres (82-131 feet) tall, exceptionally to 65 m (213 ft) tall, and with a trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in). (wikipedia.org)
  • Two geographical subspecies (treated as varieties by some authors, and as distinct species by others) occur: Picea engelmannii subsp. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Engelmann spruce ( Picea engelmannii ) is also known as Columbia, white, mountain, or silver spruce. (oregonencyclopedia.org)
  • Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. (oregonencyclopedia.org)
  • The most common is Engelmann spruce ( Picea engelmannii ), but you could also try blue spruce ( Picea pungens ). (gardeningknowhow.com)
  • It is a common understory species in subalpine fir and Engelmann spruce (P. engelmannii) habitat types of Idaho and western Wyoming [ 11 ]. (usda.gov)
  • Engelmann spruce ( Picea engelmannii ) is usually associated with subalpine fir and occurs as either a climax co-dominant or as a persistent, long-lived seral species in most upper elevation subalpine fir habitat types. (mt.gov)
  • We combined dynamic flamed AAA Bigleaf Maple ( Acer macrophyllum ) back and side sets with our lightest and stiffest AAA Engelmann Spruce ( Picea engelmannii ) tops for you to create an absolutely magnificent custom guitar. (stewmac.com)
  • However, the future of these forests is uncertain following widespread and severe bark beetle outbreaks [primarily mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) and spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis) in lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) and Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) trees, respectively] in recent decades. (conbio.org)
  • Mountain pine beetle initially attacked stands with higher lodgepole pine basal area, and lower density and basal area of Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii [Parry]), and subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa (Hook. (usu.edu)
  • 2 Engelmann Spruce (picea engelmannii) bookmatched sets of two pieces. (woodtoworks.com)
  • Five species occur in Canada: Black ( Picea mariana ), red ( Picea rubens ), white ( Picea glauca ), Engelmann ( Picea engelmannii ) and Sitka ( Picea sitchensis ). (bcgsc.ca)
  • Changes in soluble phenol content of Norway spruce ( Picea abies Karst. (afs-journal.org)
  • Fringed brome is a dominant understory species in subalpine fir, lodgepole pine, white fir (Abies concolor), and blue spruce (Picea pungens) habitat types of Arizona and New Mexico [ 1 , 2 , 20 , 43 ]. (usda.gov)
  • In northwestern and west-central Montana, it forms within upper montane Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii ) and Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir ( Picea engelmanii/ Abies lasiocarpa ) forests on steep slopes and ravines. (mt.gov)
  • Climate change favors the abundance of the European spruce bark beetle ( Ips typographus ) which attacks the bark of Norway spruce ( Picea abies ) trees, causing induced BVOC emissions from the trees as a response to the insect stress. (copernicus.org)
  • 2003). In Sweden, the drought in the summer of 2018 led to increased bark beetle outbreaks, which in 2020 were estimated to affect about 8 million m 3 (standing timber volume) Norway spruce ( Picea abies ) forest (Wulff and Roberge, 2020). (copernicus.org)
  • In Europe, this type of wood competes mainly with Alpine spruce (Picea Abies) and the Engelmann variety. (insounder.org)
  • Norway spruce ( Picea abies ) is also a valuable species in Northern Europe. (bcgsc.ca)
  • Forests are composed of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) with a very minor component of Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmanii) and subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa). (niacs.org)
  • The Engelmann spruce hybridises and intergrades extensively with the closely related white spruce (Picea glauca), found further north and east in the Rockies, and to a lesser extent with the closely related Sitka spruce where they meet on the western fringes of the Cascades. (wikipedia.org)
  • Four species, White Spruce ( Picea glauca ), Engelmann Spruce ( Piceaengelmanni ), Lodge pole Pine ( Pinus contorta ), and Alpine Fir ( Abieslaciocarpa ) comprise the SPF species group. (fencesupplyinc.com)
  • and Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis Carr. (gc.ca)
  • Picea pungens var. (sheffields.com)
  • Robust, Picea pungens 'Hoopsii' (Colorado Spruce) is a small evergreen tree of elongated pyramidal habit, densely clothed with long, thick, intense powdery-blue needles. (gardenia.net)
  • For trees ≥2.5 cm in diameter at breast height, the density of live lodgepole pine trees in mountain pine beetle-affected stands was higher than Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir, and aspen, (Populus tremuloides Michx. (usu.edu)
  • First, I explored how sapwood volume and leaf area, indices of maintenance costs and net assimilation, varied with tree size among three subalpine conifers (Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir, and lodgepole pine). (moam.info)
  • Next, I measured stem growth and maintenance respiration for Engelmann spruce and lodgepole pine. (moam.info)
  • Stem maintenance respiration was linearly related to spwood volume for lodgepole pine from 4 to 40 cm dbh and for Engelmann spruce from 0 to 20 cm dbh. (moam.info)
  • Engelmann Spruce is one of the seven species of spruce indigenous to the United States. (stillpointaromatics.com)
  • Species of spruce ( Picea ) are the dominant genera of the boreal forest and occur throughout Canada. (bcgsc.ca)
  • With its stiff, sharp-pointed needles and scaly bark, Engelmann spruce are hard to miss among the firs and hemlocks of Oregon's forests. (oregonencyclopedia.org)
  • Engelmann spruces of the Madrean sky islands mountains in the extreme southeast of Arizona and southwest of New Mexico also probably belong to this subspecies, though this is disputed. (wikipedia.org)
  • Native Americans used Engelmann spruce as a medicine and a tea, and they used the wood for building materials. (oregonencyclopedia.org)
  • Also known as "White Spruce", Engelmann has been loved by guitar makers for decades because of its creamy look when compared to Sitka. (stewmac.com)
  • Engelmann spruce has a light cream or white colour with a fine, even texture. (mynewmicrophone.com)
  • Engelmann spruce trees are often harvested too early, so it's relatively rare to receive top-notch pieces without run-out. (mynewmicrophone.com)
  • This unique Engelmann spruce starts out as a rather irregular, sprawling/mounding spruce with bright blue, long and pointed needles. (coniferkingdom.com)
  • Picea brachytyla is an evergreen Tree growing to 40 m (131ft 3in) at a fast rate. (pfaf.org)
  • With a present and pleasing midrange, full bass, and shimmering highs, there is little Engelmann can't do. (stewmac.com)
  • Engelmann spruce grows in the Rocky Mountains from central British Columbia south to Mexico and in the Cascade Mountains of Washington and Oregon, with a few scattered populations in northern California, the Siskiyou Mountains, northeastern Oregon, and the Olympic Mountains of Washington State. (oregonencyclopedia.org)
  • The Oregon champion is in Union County, where an Engelmann spruce reaches 190 feet tall and 5.6 feet in diameter. (oregonencyclopedia.org)
  • Increased rates of transpiration in response to loss of snowpack, coupled with low sapwood water reserves and an extended period of soil frost in windswept areas, may prevent Engelmann spruce from regenerating in open areas both above and below the tree line. (wikipedia.org)
  • Both water uptake and water stored in roots appear to be critical for the survival of subalpine Engelmann spruce saplings that are exposed above the snowpack in later winter to early spring. (wikipedia.org)
  • The relationship between monthly climate predictors and radial growth of Engelmann spruce ( Picea engelmanni Parry) and subalpine fir ( Abies lasiocarpa (Hook. (cabi.org)
  • Picea engelmanni (Parry) Engelmann Engelmann spruce is a majestic tree, sometimes growing to a height of a hundred and fifty feet with a trunk four or five feet in diameter. (stompinggrounds.com)
  • Searching for thresholds in climate-radial growth relationships of Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. (cabi.org)
  • Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir form one of the most common forest associations in the Rocky Mountains and parts of the Cascades. (michaelkauffmann.net)
  • Both water uptake and water stored in roots appear to be critical for the survival of subalpine Engelmann spruce saplings that are exposed above the snowpack in later winter to early spring. (wikipedia.org)
  • Engelmann spruces of the Madrean sky islands mountains in the extreme southeast of Arizona and southwest of New Mexico also probably belong to this subspecies, though this is disputed. (wikipedia.org)
  • Spruces (Picea spp. (bvsalud.org)
  • Engelmann Spruce is a medium to large evergreen tree, populating mountains or water's edge of Interior BC to Western Alberta and southward. (naturewithus.com)
  • Our wildcrafted Engelmann spruce essential oil is steam distilled from the needles and twigs of trees in evergreen forests in the USA. (aromatics.com)
  • We conclude that there is no merit in using terpenes as a selection tool to find resistant genotypes amongst white and Engelmann spruce populations. (gc.ca)
  • From Arizona and New Mexico northward to Alberta, British Columbia, and Yukon is the range of Engelmann spruce. (stompinggrounds.com)
  • Notably, snowshoe hare abundance was negatively related to stem density of small diameter Engelmann spruce, suggesting that elements of horizontal cover may not be uniformly beneficial to hares. (cvlcollections.org)
  • Engelmann spruce stands out among conifer essential oils for its delicate, sweet, piney aroma with a hint of lime. (aromatics.com)
  • Increased rates of transpiration in response to loss of snowpack, coupled with low sapwood water reserves and an extended period of soil frost in windswept areas, may prevent Engelmann spruce from regenerating in open areas both above and below the tree line. (wikipedia.org)
  • Open your breath with Engelmann spruce! (aromatics.com)
  • Engelmann spruce is long-lived, with a few trees known to be 760-850 years old. (aromatics.com)
  • Use Engelmann spruce in a massage oil for muscles and joints, giving extra attention to sore, stiff areas. (aromatics.com)