Although I'm not entirely sure they are NS, need to go check, I think they are pretty commonly used as yard trees here in northern NJ, sometimes in mini-'grove's of 5 or 6 too. But I don't know my non-native spruce well and combining that from what a vaguely pictures in my mind as being near this house or that, well I certainly could be mistaken.
From: Steve Galehouse Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 5:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ENTS] Re: Honorary native tree--a possibility?: Norway spruce 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 On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Gaines McMartin <[email protected]> wrote: Lee: I am in that kind of program now, so unless there is something I haven't heard, and my project forester also hasn't heard, my answer is no. But I can't plant NS, except in some special circumstances where with special permission, I can plant 10% non-native trees. But I am in MD--it is possible that different states have different rules. I am not sure how much the FSC writes the rules. When I get some time I will try to look it up. --Gaines ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On 1/10/10, Lee Frelich <[email protected]> wrote: > Gaines: > > Doesn't FSC require or at least strongly encourage removal of exotic > tree species to get certification? I don't know if thats involved in > this case. > > Although it is often a good thing to get rid of non-native species, that > is not always the case. After the adelgids (hemlock and balsam fir) work > their way through, it may be desirable to replace the ecological > function of those species with species such as northern Japanese hemlock > or Norway spruce. I have occasionally inserted comments about such > things in reviews for FSC, but I don't think it has much effect. >
