Steve, ENTS, If Siberian spruce is considered a subspecies (P. abies subsp. obovata) of Norway spruce, it certainly have the greatest natural range of any spruce. If they are considered two species (P. abies and P. obovata), white spruce (P. glauca) may have greater range. Once I leafed a tree book in a book store; there was a question, which is the tree species with the greatest range in the world. The author supposed it could be white spruce, Siberian larch (L. sibirica) or Dahurian larch (L. gmelinii). I don't remember the name of the book; I think it was an American book translated to German.
- Kouta On 10 tammi, 23:07, Steve Galehouse <[email protected]> wrote: > Gaines, ENTS- > > Here are a few pics of Norway spruce in my area. They have probably the > greatest natural range of any spruce, so as has been mentioned there is a > great variety of growth habits. The photos show what I consider typical for > my area. The first shows mature trees in the landscape with what I consider > a tattered look, usually becoming around 70' tall. The second shows a > relatively young and vigorous tree(already running out of room). The third > shows a very common mistake---the Norway spruce is only 3' off the corner of > the garage, and only about 15' from the Colorado spruce in the center. > > I think the reason I'm not as fond of Norways as most in the group appear to > be is due to their misuse in a landscape situation---there are so many other > species and/or varieties of conifers that do a better job in relatively > confined areas. When they are in a "forest" situation, combined with other > conifers and deciduous trees, or treated as specimen trees in large park > settings, they are perfectly acceptable. > > Steve
