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White Spruce – Picea glauca
White Spruce–picea glauca
White Spruce is found across Ontario but is most common in the Boreal forest, on dry to fresh upland sites. It has sharp short needles (2 cm) that are bluish green to green in colour. The cones are small and light. White Spruce is a favourite target for spruce budworm.
White Spruce is most commonly used as dimensional lumber but is also used in pulp and paper and is a popular Christmas tree. White Spruce represents 4% of Ontario’s growing stock volume.
Map of White Spruce relative occurrence
Enlarge map of White Spruce relative occurrence
Area and proportion of White Spruce in the AOU (area in hectares)
Statistic | Crown | Parks and protected areas | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total area containing White Spruce | 4,578,308 | 512,503 | 1,123,552 | 6,214,362 |
1-25% of stand | 4,133,390 | 482,038 | 1,030,954 | 5,646,382 |
26-50% of stand | 350,040 | 25,444 | 61,693 | 437,177 |
51-75% of stand | 38,188 | 1,633 | 5,175 | 44,996 |
76-100% of stand | 56,690 | 3,387 | 25,731 | 85,807 |
Average proportion in all forest (%) | 2.6 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Area of White Spruce working group | 250,336 | 19,102 | 69,563 | 339,001 |
Growing stock volume of White Spruce in the AOU (volume in thousands of cubic metres)
Statistic | Crown | Parks and protected areas | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
gross total volume | 85,699 | 10,650 | 24,307 | 120,656 |
net merchantable volume | 52,892 | 6,984 | 15,053 | 74,929 |
current annual increment | 1,007 | 87 | 266 | 1,360 |
White Spruce working group area by age class
Updated: November 27, 2023
Published: October 23, 2017