Kouta, ENTS- If I recall correctly, Scots pine, a common associate of Norway spruce, has the greatest range of any pine. I think quaking aspen might be a contender for greatest range also.
Steve 2010/1/10 Kouta Räsänen <[email protected]> > 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 >
