In this episode of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces the White Spruce. This species is found in the North Woods of Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Usually, spruce seeds don’t travel more than a few hundred feet from a tree. But Dial is finding young white spruce growing from seeds that must have traveled 5 to 7 miles—and over mountains ...

Our field study focuses on 700 white spruce trees spread along 1,500 miles of mountains between Canada and the Chukchi Sea. Russell, Colin, and I have each been to nearly all 700 trees to set up ...

At the time, the tree measured 117 inches around, stood at 57 feet and measured 51 feet at the crown from branch tip to branch tip. Though it wasn't nearly as tall as the biggest white spruce in ...

Anywhere else in the world, more trees would be a blessing.But in the far north of Alaska, they’re a reckoning. As the Arctic warms up to four times as fast as the rest of the planet, white ...

White and blue spruce trees mainly grow throughout most of Canada. Englemann spruce, blue spruce, and Sitka spruce are native to the western states and Canadian provinces.

When it is 2 to 3 feet tall, the tree can be transplanted — but white spruce trees can grow to 60 feet, so plant with future growth in mind. The seedlings can also be planted directly into the ...