Plantae > Tracheophyta > Pinopsida > Pinales > Pinaceae > Abies > Abies arcticaAbies arctica (Canadian spruce; White spruce; Alberta spruce)Language: Chi; Cze; Dut; Fre; Ger; Hrv, Srp; Hun; Ita; Nor; Rus; Spa Air Quality Improvement [1] | None | Allergen Potential [1] | Medium-Low | Carbon Capture [1] | Low | Screening - Summer [2] | Dense | Screening - Winter [2] | Dense | Shade Percentage [1] | 91 % | Temperature Reduction [1] | Medium-Low | Wind Reduction [1] | Medium | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Bloom Period [2] | Late Spring | Drought Tolerance [2] | High | Edible [3] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | Fire Tolerance [2] | Low | Flower Type [3] | Monoecious | Frost Free Days [2] | 60 days | Fruit/Seed Abundance [2] | Low | Fruit/Seed Begin [2] | Summer | Fruit/Seed End [2] | Summer | Growth Form [2] | Single Stem | Growth Period [2] | Summer | Growth Rate [2] | Slow | Janka Hardness [4] | 480 lbf (218 kgf) Very Soft | Leaf Type [3] | Evergreen | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | Pollinators [3] | Wind | Propagation [2] | Bare Root, Container, Cutting, Seed | Root Depth [2] | 30 inches (76 cm) | Scent [3] | The crushed leaves are quite aromatic. Some people find the smell distasteful saying that it is like skunks, whilst others say it has a pleasant smell like blackcurrants or mouldy grapefruit. | Seed Spread Rate [2] | Slow | Seed Vigor [2] | Low | Seeds Per [2] | 186400 / lb (410941 / kg) | Shape/Orientation [2] | Conical | Specific Gravity [5] | 0.4 | Structure [3] | Tree | Usage [3] | A fairly wind resistant tree, it can be grown as part of a shelterbelt planting; The cultivar 'Denstat' has been recommended;
The leaves have been burnt to repel insects;
Various native North American Indian tribes made a string from the long roots of this species and used it to stitch the bark of their canoes and to make baskets etc;
The rotten, dried, finely powdered wood has been used as a baby powder and as a treatment for skin rashes;
The bark is a source of tannin;
A yellow-brown dye can be obtained from the rotten wood;
The pitch obtained from the trunk can be used as a waterproofing sealant in canoes;
Wood - straight-grained, resilient, light, soft, not strong. Used for construction and as a source of pulp for paper making; The resonance of the wood, and its capacity to transmit vibrations, make it an ideal wood for guitars, violins, piano soundboards etc; | Vegetative Spread Rate [2] | Slow | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Flower Color [2] | Yellow | Foliage Color [2] | Green | Fruit Color [2] | Brown | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Height [3] | 49 feet (15 m) | Width [3] | 16.4 feet (5 m) | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 2 Low Temperature: -50 F° (-45.6 C°) → -40 F° (-40 C°) | Hardiness Zone Maximum [1] | USDA Zone: 6 Low Temperature: -10 F° (-23.3 C°) → 0 F° (-17.8 C°) | Light Preference [2] | Mixed Sun/Shade | Soil Acidity [2] | Neutral | Soil Fertility [2] | Very Rich | Water Use [1] | Moderate | View Plants For A Future Record : Abies arctica |
Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Acadia National Park |
II |
35996 |
Maine, United States |
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Algonquin Provincial Park |
IV |
1868802 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Allegheny Portage Railroad Nat'l Hist. Site National Historic Site |
III |
1152 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Banff National Park |
II |
1690912 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Bruce Peninsula National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
II |
234333 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Denali Biosphere Reserve |
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1932364 |
Alaska, United States |
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Elk Island National Park |
II |
47171 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Forillon National Park |
II |
61010 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Fundy National Park |
II |
52716 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Georgian Bay Islands National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Gettysburg National Military Park |
V |
3560 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Gros Morne National Park |
II |
476632 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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Isle Royale Biosphere Reserve |
Ib |
571799 |
Michigan, United States |
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Ivvavik National Park |
II |
2382752 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Jasper National Park |
II |
2776809 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Katmai National Park and Preserve |
Ib |
421782 |
Alaska, United States |
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Kejimkujik National Park |
II |
94203 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Kluane National Park and Reserve National Park Reserve |
II |
5463436 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Kootenay National Park |
II |
341762 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Kouchibouguac National Park |
II |
59161 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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La Mauricie National Park |
II |
131706 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve |
Ib |
386679 |
Alaska, United States |
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Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve |
II |
20461 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Morristown National Historical Park |
VI |
1677 |
New Jersey, United States |
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Nahanni National Park Reserve |
II |
1309627 |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Nez Perce National Historical Park |
V |
2076 |
Idaho, United States |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pipestone National Monument |
V |
326 |
Minnesota, United States |
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Polar Bear Provincial Park |
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5502026 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Prince Albert National Park |
II |
976762 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Prince Edward Island National Park |
II |
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Prince Edward Island, Canada |
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Pukaskwa National Park |
II |
459860 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
762028 |
Manitoba, Canada |
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Saint Lawrence Islands National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Terra Nova National Park |
IV |
125894 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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Vuntut National Park |
II |
1076795 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Wapusk National Park |
II |
2614324 |
Manitoba, Canada |
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Wind Cave National Park |
II |
29471 |
South Dakota, United States |
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Winisk River Provincial Park |
II |
434735 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Wood Buffalo National Park |
II |
11038545 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Woodland Caribou Provincial Wilderness Park Provincial Park |
II |
1072124 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve |
II |
2196863 |
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Yoho National Park |
II |
317576 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database. ♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 3Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License♦ 4Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts ♦ 5Forest Inventory and Analysis DB version 5.1, May 4, 2013, U.S. Forest Service ♦ 6HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 7Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants♦ 8Making The Forest And Tundra Wildlife Connection♦ 9Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 10Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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