Flora: The Spruce (Pine Trees)

The Englemann Spruce

There are many different kinds of Spruce trees, from the Englemann Spruce, to the, to the White Spruce, to the Colorado Blue Spruce. The Spruce that lingers in my environment is the, Picea Englemannii, Englemann Spruce. This tree was named after George Englemann because he first discovered it.
The appearance of the Englemann Spruce is unique from one another. Their cones are usually too hard to crush , but these cones are very brittle. There are mant differnet sizes of Englemann cones, they can vary from 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches (4 to 6 cm). The scales on the spruce pine cones are very thin and are wavy along the outer edge. The Spruce needles can be two to three cm long. They have a deep bluish green color and their twigs are very fuzzy.
Many Spruce's can be found in the eastern areas of the world because of their need for cold temperatures. High elevation provides this, leaving it more common to find up high in the forests. They can mostly be found in the higher areas of forests. Most Spruces in Idaho and Montana are the White and Englemann Spruce. Englemann Spruces are very unique because they grow very slowly but very sterdy for about three to four hundred years.
The Englemann Spruce is a very unique tree, and there are plenty at my site. I have noticed the cones starting to fall off of the trees. This may lead to more Englemann Spruces growing here in the future years.