Back 100 years ago, the Norway spruce (picea abies) evergreen tree was popular and over-planted. For example, our 1-acre property had nine of these large trees when we moved here in 1960. While they ...

A potentially devastating disease epidemic is attacking our region's most common evergreen trees. Colorado, Black Hills and Norway spruce have long been planted in yards and shelterbelts. Most of the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A majestic Norway spruce now growing in upstate New York has been chosen to be this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, officials announced Monday. The 75-foot (22-meter) tree is ...

From the Northern European Steppes, the Norway spruce amazes people with its impressive longevity and size. The tree can rise to over 150 feet and has long drooping branches that give its distinctive ...

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 ...

The structure of epicuticular wax of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karsten) needles from 12 localities on the Estonian mainland was studied by SEM in 1988. Rapid degradation of tubular wax into ...