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Naturally fast-growing spruce trees have many long fibers, case study shows

Rapid height growth may positively influence fiber length in Swedish spruce wood. A case study investigated wood samples from 38-year-old Norway spruces (Picea abies) in one of Sweden's most naturally ...
JSTOR Daily

Tree Regeneration before and after Restoration Treatments in Managed Boreal Picea abies Stands

Questions: What are the short-term effects of restoration treatments, including fire and/or partial cutting with dead wood creation, on seedling density and distribution among microsites, and do they ...
Knoxville News Sentinel

Sue Hamilton's favorite plants: Gardens benefit year round from winter addition of spruce

Courtesy of Monrovia Picea pungens ‘Globosa Nana’ is a dwarf, globe-shaped cultivar which grows 3 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide. Picea omerika 'Pendula' Picea abies 'Wingle's Weeping' Picea pungens ‘Fat ...
JSTOR Daily

Landscape-level variability in historical disturbance in primary Picea abies mountain forests of the Eastern Carpathians, Romania

Questions: How have the historical frequency and severity of natural disturbances in primary Picea abies forests varied at the forest stand and landscape level during recent centuries? Is there a ...
La Brújula Verde

Gold Nanoparticles Found in the Needles of Norway Spruce Trees

For the first time, a scientific team has established a direct connection between bacterial communities residing inside the needles of Picea abies, the Norway spruce, and the formation of gold ...
The StarPhoenix

Gardening: Sprucing up your yard (Part II)

Last week, some of the smaller varieties of Colorado spruce (Picea pungens) such as Bakeri, Fat Albert, Glauca Globosa, Glauca Pendula, Hoopsii, and Montgomery were discussed. All of these take up ...