Pinaceae -- Pine family

    Hans Nienstaedt and John C. Zasada

    White spruce (Picea glauca), also known as Canadian spruce,  skunk spruce, cat spruce, Black Hills spruce, western white spruce,  Alberta white spruce, and Porsild spruce, is adapted to a wide range of  edaphic and climatic conditions of the Northern Coniferous Forest. The  wood of white spruce is light, straight grained, and resilient. It is used  primarily for pulpwood and as lumber for general construction.